don't waste your life

What is our most valuable commodity as human beings? Is it wealth? Is it possessions? Is it power or fame? None of these can even come close. The most valuable commodity in our lives is time. We have a limited amount of time on the face of this earth and it passes by faster than a NASCAR driver with his pants on fire. And yet, we live as if our days were unlimited.

Paul addressed this when he wrote, “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, ESV). In other words, “We have only once chance at living this life, so make sure you take full advantage of the time that God has given to you to make a difference in a dark world.” I doubt that any of us desire to come to the end of our days and learn that we wasted our lives on things that are insignificant and irrelevant. You only have one life to live…don’t waste yours.