Time really flies. It seems like just yesterday my girls were little people running around, laughing and giggling and doing cute stuff. This week I took my youngest daughter to visit a college campus. She graduates this spring. Where did that time go? My wife wants them to still be little girls. That's long gone. Soon they'll be completely on their own. Scary thought.
Life is fleeting. Seconds tick by. Minutes evaporate. Hours slip into days. Days quickly become weeks. Weeks become months and before you know it years have gone by. People don't like to dwell on their own death. We live and act like life goes on forever. We go about day to day as if we have all the time in the world. Truth is, we don't.
David in this Psalm asks God to show him the number of his earthly days. He talks about the brevity of life. He zeros in on the vainness of things we hustle after and kill ourselves over. He notes the amount of energy and effort we spend on getting, attaining and achieving financial wherewithal. To what end? Someone else is going to get it when we die anyway.
If you look closely at what David has discovered, you will see that David wants his life to count for God. He's more interested in allowing God to use his life to make a lasting difference in Kingdom of God. David places his hope and life into the hands of God.
Every moment of life is a valuable gift from God. Every breath that flows in and out of our lungs is precious. There are no insignificant moments. Each one passes by and we don't get it back. John Maxwell has asserted that life isn't a dress rehearsal. We get one chance at each opportunity. We should make each moment count for something positive. To waste time is to waste your life. Rick Warren has said to kill time is to commit suicide.
If I'm going to make my fleeting life count, the best investment would be to place it into the hands of the one who knows me better than I know myself. Allowing God to control and guide my life only makes sense. Seeking His will and direction on a daily, moment by moment basis is the wisest thing we can do with our life.
God, I want to make my life count. I want to use my gifts and talents most effectively. I don't want to just throw away my life. I want to throw my life into the mix. I want to make a difference for you. Lord, take my life, my gifts and talents and use them to your liking. Show me each day where and how you want to use me. I placing my hope and life into your hands.
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