Idle time does not get us any further than a car does when it is idling. Some refer to idle time as free time. But as far as I can tell, the only thing really free on this earth is Salvation; and it is a free gift from God. But even salvation was very costly. Someone paid the price.
2 Samuel 11:1 (NKJV) “…, at the time when kings go out to battle … But David remained at Jerusalem.”
What do you do with your free time? We hear it often, “free time”. However, we are each given the same 24 hours and I don’t hear anybody getting any “free time” added to that 24 hours. How we spend our hours determines the kind of life we live. Notice in the scripture above it says, “at the time when….”. When it’s time for work-be at work. When it’s time for school-be at school. It’s not when you’re down and out and in the basement of life that temptation comes- because you have all this idle time on your hands. No, we barely stay alive in the basement times of life. It’s when we are on the rooftops of life, with idle time on our hands we get in trouble. Usually not the first year of marriage but about the 7th year of marriage when we start to have a little extra money and a bit of idle time we get our rooftop moments.
Most people think they work 7-3 or 9-5 and then they can have free time. If that is all you work and then come home and turn on the TV and call that free time it will cost you. It is what we do after work that makes the difference. It’s the time you write that book, learn to play that instrument, invent, dream, create and make lasting memories. Even vacation time is not free. More than likely you worked to accrue those hours and you pay for a hotel or whatever and then you invest in your spouse, children or refresh yourself.
Think about what you are doing with your rooftop time. Remember King David was not where he was supposed to be -when he was supposed to be there. Ask yourself the hard question. Are you where you are supposed to be? Can you be trusted with a rooftop moment?
2 Samuel 11:1 (NKJV) “…, at the time when kings go out to battle … But David remained at Jerusalem.”
What do you do with your free time? We hear it often, “free time”. However, we are each given the same 24 hours and I don’t hear anybody getting any “free time” added to that 24 hours. How we spend our hours determines the kind of life we live. Notice in the scripture above it says, “at the time when….”. When it’s time for work-be at work. When it’s time for school-be at school. It’s not when you’re down and out and in the basement of life that temptation comes- because you have all this idle time on your hands. No, we barely stay alive in the basement times of life. It’s when we are on the rooftops of life, with idle time on our hands we get in trouble. Usually not the first year of marriage but about the 7th year of marriage when we start to have a little extra money and a bit of idle time we get our rooftop moments.
Most people think they work 7-3 or 9-5 and then they can have free time. If that is all you work and then come home and turn on the TV and call that free time it will cost you. It is what we do after work that makes the difference. It’s the time you write that book, learn to play that instrument, invent, dream, create and make lasting memories. Even vacation time is not free. More than likely you worked to accrue those hours and you pay for a hotel or whatever and then you invest in your spouse, children or refresh yourself.
Think about what you are doing with your rooftop time. Remember King David was not where he was supposed to be -when he was supposed to be there. Ask yourself the hard question. Are you where you are supposed to be? Can you be trusted with a rooftop moment?
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