Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.–Ephesians 5:15-16
There are so many people on their phones that most of the time they’re clueless to their surroundings. Whether crossing a street or driving on it, pedestrians and drivers seem to have their eyes glued to their phones. They are in their own little world hardly noticing the “real” world that they’re really part of at that moment.
The Bible calls us to a life of discernment. It warns us that it’s very easy to be foolish and just go with the flow. It takes effort to truly pay attention to every step we take.
The way we begin this is by considering how we use our time. The world expects us to be frivolous in what we occupy our eyes and hearts with. The message is that fun is the most important and a good laugh is all that counts.
There’s nothing wrong with having a good time and enjoying a good joke. Of course, we need to have balance in our lives, but wasting the hours away with non-stop entertainment is not the way to spend your precious life.
We have a call to use our time in the best way possible–striving to bring glory God and to lay up treasure in heaven. Every single day I’m bombard with messages via the media for any kind of evil imaginable. When I am grounded in God’s word, then I can walk in God’s wisdom–not in the philosophy of this world. Building upon a firm foundation let’s me walk with confidence in God’s ways. He gives freedom when I use God’s word as a light for my paths.
Father God: Shed light on my road so that I might be wise in Your eyes. May You be in charge of my daily plan. Teach me to allow you to be Lord. Give me an obedient heart that pays attention to every thing in Your word.
