Do you ever feel like you’re wasting time?
I don’t mean the typical wasting…
Lollygagging on the couch~ ha, that word makes me smile…lollygagging
Watching TV
Staring out into space
Even, gasp, reading~ I have a hard time thinking reading is wasting time, but sometimes, I suppose…
Those are the typical time wasters…
I’m talking about the other type…
Pouring love into people who don’t want it
Giving chance after chance to someone who doesn’t seem to notice
Mentoring…only for that person to walk away
Maybe this doesn’t happen in your life. I can’t imagine it NOT happening, but maybe your job or your relationship styles prevent these things from happening to you. If so, I’d like to know what you’re doing…maybe I can sneak into your suitcase and live YOUR life!
Sorry, bad joke.
This is a common part of my life and sometimes I get so weary from it, so brokenhearted, I just want to hole up, not love another single person, spread my mother wings over my little family and protect us all…forever.
But I can’t.
I’m compelled to love.
John 13:34 A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
Romans 12:10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
Luke 10:27 He answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind” and, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
When I’m having a good day, I realize that none of my love is wasted…on anyone. Ever.
Recently I heard our dear friend, Jason Gray, sing this song and was reminded again that this is true. I will try to remember it the next time I hurt for what seems like wasted time.
Nothing is Wasted
Jason Gray/Jason Ingram/Doug McKelvey
The hurt that broke your heart
And left you trembling in the dark
Feeling lost and alone
Will tell you hope’s a lie
But what if every tear you cry
Will seed the ground where joy will grow
And nothing is wasted
Nothing is wasted
In the hands of our Redeemer
Nothing is wasted
It’s from the deepest wounds
That beauty finds a place to bloom
And you will see before the end
That every broken piece is
Gathered in the heart of Jesus
And what’s lost will be found again
And nothing is wasted
Nothing is wasted
In the hands of our Redeemer
Nothing is wasted
From the ruins
From the ashes
Beauty will rise
From the wreckage
From the darkness
Glory will shine
You can hear a sample of the song HERE.