The Testimony of Timeliness

All things belong to the Lord, the things we own and the things we do are His, we are His and the people around us are His. It is vital to remember this when thinking about Time and how we spend it. 

In college I remember being late to everything, it seamed like a normal way to function but it's not. It merely means that I was being lazy and I wasn't treating the Lord's time with respect. I even had a job that said it was okay to be late and so I was late at least a few times a week. I remember when the Lord laid it on my heart not to be late anymore and to my amazement my bosses noticed my timeliness and I got a raise for it! 

At work your timeliness is a testimony. It's not only your bosses time that you're respecting or a friends time that you're respecting...it is in actuality the Lord's Time that you are either treating with care or abandon. This week at work I've been practicing the testimony of timeliness and getting to work much earlier than I have to. The result has been great! I have time to make a cup of coffee at work and then sit and chat with co-workers before the day starts which is helping me connect. I personally love to sleep in but this is the Lord's time and has been such a great way to spend the morning. 

As a Christian your life is a picture of who the Lord is. Practice timeliness with friends, with your spouse and family, with work and church and in everyplace that timeliness is a testimony! Pretty soon you will be showing everyone that you (a Christian) are reliable and that's a great way to show them who the Lord is.

Timeliness is a Testimony! Don't be Late! 

Ps. Making friends at work has been interesting and I'll blog about that next week!