The Quiet Minute

If we were clocks, some of us would be in trouble!
"Wait a minute!" I begged my husband. "I promise I'll be ready soon," I said. 
 I'm always running behind. Do you ever feel that way? As the days count down to Christmas, the rush is on for us to accomplish everything on our to-do lists. 
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Time. We're wrapped up in it. The phrases we use demonstrate it's importance in our lives. In addition to "Wait a minute," we might say or hear, "Hold on a second," "It takes time," "It's about time," "Time flies," "Don't waste time," "The time is right," or "Don't be late!" You can probably think of others.     

"Where is time when we need it?" we ask. "Can't we just have one quiet minute?" 

One minute of our time is worth something, even though it's only a small percentage of the 1,440 minutes in our 24-hour day. 

As Christmas approaches and we feel the sense of urgency to accomplish a lot of things, we may grow weary or impatient. How we wish we had more hours in the day!   

When our children were young, I felt overwhelmed preparing for Christmas. My father-in-law said, "You're just spinning your wheels." I didn't want to believe him, but sometimes he was right. The time I spent worrying was time I could have put to good use.  

I thought about taking just one minute of my busy day to close my eyes to rest or say a prayer. Those moments allowed me to re-focus and push the proverbial "reset" button.    

Contemplating what the Bible has to say about time, I found many verses. Here are a few of them:      
 
"He has the perfect timing: never early, never late. God is never in a hurry, but he is always on time." - Daniel 4:32
"With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day." - 2 Peter 3:8
"And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up." - Galatians 6:9
"Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed." - Mark 1:35

As you prepare for Christmas, may you find a quiet minute for your day, and may your comings and goings be kept in prayer for God's guidance for you.   
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