Our problem is not too little time but making better use of the time we have.

It is often helpful to keep records of how each hour in a given week is spent, and then look at the record in the light of scriptural priorities. The results may be shocking. Often the record shows that we have much more time available for Christian service than we imagine.

A discretionary hour can be wisely invested or foolishly wasted. Each

So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.

Meaninglessness woos us into spending our one shot at life on insignificant and trivial things. If we are not vigilant, we drift from God's glorious ambition for our lives, losing sight of anything remotely grand, trading God-instilled passion for an easier and more often traveled road. And if our hearts aren't awakened by majesty, our lives soon shrink into little bits of nothingness.

Let these two small phrases roll through your mind and heart. Life is short. God is big. Life is short. God is big. Life is short. God is big. Do you hear that voice? Oh, I pray you hear that voice. We begin to listen by worshipping God. When we breathe in worship, we know and feel that life is short and God is big. Our hearts are emboldened. We are ready to move into action. Complacency leads to inaction, but worship moves us into action. It puts holy urgency in our lives.

He wants you to understand that there are no wasted moments. For His glory He uses everything that's happened, everything that's happening, and everything that will happen - past, present, and future.

The hour which gives us life begins to take it away.

Many things lost in life can be restored; however, time misused can never be recovered. Once the sun goes down, the day is forever gone.

Life lived for tomorrow will always be a day away from being realized.

When you get right down to it, intentional living is about living your best story.

Most people want to hear or tell a good story. But they don't realize they can and should be the good story. That requires intentional living.