24 hours in one day, is that enough?

I tweeted just now wishing to have more hours in a day. I have been thinking lately how I want to be able to do more and accomplish more. I want to be able to have more hours during the night with my husband to talk, to watch dvds, or just to be with each other. I wish that I can have more time to be with everyone I want and need to be with too. Sometimes I feel 24 hours is not enough to be all that I want and need to be— a wife, a mom, a homemaker, a friend, and everything else. I hate ending my day feeling a lot has been left undone.

Thank God for His infinite wisdom. If it were left to me, I would just tire myself out everyday and I will not have the discipline to stop, or to rest, or to simply enjoy the day that God gave me.

I read this verse this morning– Genesis 1:14 And God said, ” Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them mark seasons and days and years.”

and Ecclesiastes 3:1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.

This was a good reminder and a gentle rebuke for me. God gave me 24 hours in one day. God gave me night and day to remind me that I start the day in faith and I end the day in faith. I am not supposed to carry the burden of making my day work or being all that I think I am expected to be. I start the day in faith knowing that He directs my path, and that I am only called to do what He wants me to do, and  His grace is sufficient for me to be all that I am called to be. And I end the day in faith knowing that I can rest and that He is in charge and in control of my life, not me. I can sleep because He is there looking after me and the affairs of my life.

And during the day, during the night, during the seasons of my life, I choose to be at rest. I choose to trust. I choose to be in faith.

And my hope is that at the end of each day, I have lived in such a way that honors and pleases Him.

And another day will come and start, and ultimately end again too. I wanna learn and relearn how to love each day (and all that it brings) as it comes and goes.

Psalm 90:12 Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

(Random) Thoughts and (Practical) Tips:

1. This portion which I just thought of now is probably going to be part of my blogs. This is way better than having unorganized side comments.

2. Regardless of how much you try to accomplish in one day, there is always more to be done. That is why having wisdom when to start and stop is crucial.

3. I have learned this principle: Decide early on. And this works for me and I highly suggest this. Decide early on what your priorities are, what you stand for, who are important in your life, what are your non-negotiables, who you live for. It is so much easier and simpler to make decisions if you have decided on these matters before hand.

Just to give you an example…this is what I have decided early on: Love God above all else and honor him in everything that I do, in every aspect of my life (1st priority). Love, respect, support and serve JA (2nd priority). Love, serve, equip and train Andi and my future kids (3rd priority).

4. Start by having some alone and quiet time with God, and read His Word. This is the best time management/decision making strategy that you can ever make. He is the one who gave you this day to live. And it is a gift. It is but wisest that you ask Him first how He wants you to go about your day.

And as a parent, I love it when my daughter Andi comes to me, hugs me, and spends time with me when she wakes up. I know our Heavenly Father awaits for us, and longs for that undivided time we spend with Him.