Convicted to Change

"Resolved, never to lose one moment of time; 

but improve it the most profitable way I possibly can."

 Jonathan Edwards

We all have things in our lives that give us problems. But in our selfish ways we're often oblivious to this until we are face to face with the problems these things cause and even then we may deny the problems until we reach a point where we're convicted that something has to change. That's where I am. For me it's that I have things that I absolutely do not need and they are getting in the way. Recently I've been very motivated to get rid of excess things around my home because my time has been wasted. Perhaps you can relate. Last week, I couldn't find something and I wasted hours searching for it because I had too many things to go through to find it and I still did not find it. Since then, almost daily, I've been wasting more time searching through things for this item, which is really crazy but even more convicting to me for I'm almost to the point where I'd accept a fire to destroy everything and then I could just start over! OK, that's getting extreme, but I'm just trying to emphasize how convicted I am to change. Jesus often reminds me:

 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, 

where moth and rust destroy

 and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 

  For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6: 19-29

I want more TIME. Time to spend on the important things which are the things that are pleasing and glorifying to my God, my Savior Jesus, the Lover of my soul. I thank Him for convicting me and bringing me to the point of extremity to change. I resolve to never lose one moment of time; but to improve it in the most profitable way I possibly can.

Perhaps God is convicting you to make changes in your life. It may be a change that will improve your health or something that will help you improve relationships with others. We all have areas in our lives that need improvement and many times the change needed seems impossible to accomplish but God can and does help us. Pray to Him, ask Him to help you, and trust that He will.