Time is an interesting concept to fathom. It is the base commodity that we start life with, and nearly everything in life we acquire, by trading our time for it. Everyone has time, but no one knows for certain how much they have. Some people feel like they never have any time, but that is because they have traded it away.
Valuing time is an important part of life. Valuing it accurately can be one of the biggest challenges. Being conscious of how you spend your time is a good starting point. It should be very obvious that someone getting diagnosed with a terminal disease will become much more conscious of the value of their time and how they spend it. The reality is, that we all have a terminal condition, called life, and there is no cure. If you view the time that you have from that perspective, you will probably find yourself wasting a lot less time.
It isn't that you should live like you will die tomorrow, just live like you could die tomorrow. Living with zero regard for the future is irresponsible, but if you discover it is likely you have less time available than previously thought, that should change how you live, even if you were living perfectly before. You will suddenly have less need to invest so much into your own future, but to live in the present and continue investing in the future of others.
I am a very difficult guy to negotiate with at work, because the only thing I really want, is my time back. And since that is what they are interested in as well, it comes down to who values my time more. If my employers value my time more, they will pay me more, and I will agree to work more at that rate. That is not me selling out, I just am aware that investing time making money now, may allow me to spend less time doing that in the future. (As long as I don't let my wants grow as fast as my income) I envision a point in the future when I have better things to do with my time: like strengthening my marriage and raising children.
Money is a valuable commodity, but not nearly as valuable as time. We all have been given a certain amount, we don't actually know how much, and there is basically nothing we can do to increase it. Because of this, I believe there is nothing more valuable that you can give than your time.
When examining what I believe God wants me to do with my time, it becomes an issue of who I am giving it to. While I give financially to help certain needs, I don't by any strict definition tithe my money. I give based on the needs I see around me, as opposed to based on what God has provided me. Over the last 5 years, the closest thing I have done to tithing, is giving about three months of my time every year. God gives me twelve months in every year, and I dedicated three of those to working at camp each summer. It is not giving my money directly, but I am definitely foregoing financial and career gains to be there.
Now I enjoy doing that, and clearly grow from the experience, so does that negate the value of what I am giving, because I am getting something in return? I don't think that is true, because in many cases doing the right thing naturally has positive consequences on one's life. I believe God designed it that way, and I don't see why this should be any different. While I am not opposed to giving money, I believe God is much more interested in us giving our time. One could go pursue making tons of money, and donate nearly all of it to support many others who are directly helping people, but I don't believe that is any better in God's eyes, than being one of those ones who is actually out helping people directly. Which of those two will be learning more about who God is? If loving God with all your heart is the greatest commandment, knowing more about him is the first step towards making that relationship work, so you might want to consider spending your (valuable) time accordingly.
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