Is anybody else tired of wasting time? I know that what I
have done and been through in my life has been valuable and it was all allowed and used
by the Lord. But sometimes, I really feel I could be more effective for the
Kingdom. I have to be careful about who I say that to though because there are
people who would get offended by that comment. Mostly they are people who know
that they too could be more effective for the Kingdom, but they enjoy their
lives and don’t want to think about it too much. So, I try to keep it quiet.
But I will tell you, I want to do more. And I’m going to. The Lord is opening
doors for me to go and do and I am excited about that. But sometimes, I look
around and see people with large callings on their lives just…sitting….wasting
time…allowing society and our western culture to numb them to what God has
called them to. And these are people who know what God has called them to, yet
still, they just sit…waiting for…what? I don’t know.
As I seek the Lord in this season of rest, which it
currently is for me (and let me tell you, seasons of rest are absolutely necessary in the Kingdom), I increasingly feel like a race horse standing at the starting
gate, waiting for the door to open so I can bolt out. I’m ready to run. And I
am reminded of two things. The first is Keith Green. Most people younger than me
have no idea who he is. But he was a prophetic Christian leader and songwriter
who I believe truly impacted the Kingdom. (Don’t believe me? Read his
biography) But you know what? He was a Christian less than 10 years before the
Lord took him home. His wife said that he always had a sense of urgency about
him, as if he knew his time was short. And it was. At the age of 28 he and two
of his young children died in a plane crash in Texas. But while he lived, he
made a difference.
The other thing I am reminded of is an encounter a man named
Mike Bickle had with the Lord once when he was a young man in his early 20’s.
He was a Christian preacher during this time, trying his best to be what he
thought he was supposed to be, doing what he thought he was supposed to be
doing, trying to read the Word, forcing himself to pray, but mostly just going
to Church meetings, planning this, that and the other. But in this encounter, he stood before the
Lord as if it was the end of his life and the Lord said to him, “You’re saved,
but your life was wasted.” I’ve heard Mike tell this story and still the sense
of regret he had at these words is so tangible to him, even 35 years later.
This encounter drastically changed his life and his story convicted me when I
heard it. I may not know much, but I know one thing, I don’t want to waste my
life.
So I will go. My desire is to do the will of my Father in
Heaven and to accomplish every purpose He has for my life. Whatever that
means. I want to join Paul in saying
that I desire to know Him and the power of His resurrection and share with Him
in the fellowship of His sufferings. And I will look to that Day, the Day I see
His face knowing that everything I have gone through on this earth, every
trial, every ounce of suffering is made worthwhile, because He is worth it all.
But in the meantime, I get to partner with Him in the glorious work He is doing
on this earth. What a privilege! The Creator of the universe has invited me to
work with Him! Which means I have to get on with my Father’s business! Because
whether I have 50 years left or not, my time is short and I refuse to waste it.
God Most High
Stir a fire in us
With Your power inside
We won't waste our lives
God Most High
Strong and mighty in us
Be our passion, our prize
We won't waste our lives
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