Life Budget – Devotion for
When I was in college, I had no real understanding of money. I remember just constantly spending and spending whenever I wanted or needed something. I remember using the ATM machine kinda like a slot machine – I’d stick my card in hoping that there would be some money coming out. It probably wasn’t until the first time or two of walking away from the bank empty handed that I began to understand a bit better that my resources were finite. That understanding led me to begin to make a few changes – spending my money a little more wisely, saving when I could, earning when I could, and appreciating what I had a little more. It took an experience of having none to realize how precious having any at all could be.
Sometimes we treat the days of our lives as if they were stored in some college kid’s bank account. This morning as I read Psalm 90, one verse really seemed to speak to me: “So teach us to number our days, that we may present to You a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12) I think some days pass without me even recognizing that another day has passed. Not that I didn’t live that day, but maybe I didn’t live that day significantly. When we let a day pass without there being any significance to that day, we’ve not really valued that day. When I use that word “significance” to describe a day, I’m talking about have we done anything that day of lasting value to either our own lives or the life of someone else? Your day can become “significant” and worth numbering through simple gestures of kindness to a stranger, encouraging someone who is down, or just taking the time to sit and read God’s word and pray. And if we truly set out a budget on the days of our lives, considering each and every day as a valuable commodity, then we too may present a heart of wisdom to God. Have a significant day!
