Training to be godly

Several years ago, there was a movie about the end of time. It was based on the fact that the Mayan calendar ended on December 21, 2012. The young people in the youth group wanted to know if the world was going to end. I told them that the world was going to end one day but it wouldn't be on December 21, 2012. I asked them to take out their cellphones, every teenager has one, and see if their calendars continued past December 21, 2012. When they saw that it did, I told them that so, too, would the world continue past that date.

How could I be so sure? Well, the Bible tells us that not even the angels in Heaven know the date that GOD will return. If they don't know, I can guarantee you the Mayans, nor anyone else, know. The reason the Mayan calendar ended on December 21, 2012 was probably because the calendar maker got tired and quit; or, he/she died. Then, the person that was supposed to take it from there decided that it was so far ahead there really was no need to waste any time on continuing the process. The point was, there was no need to worry about that particular date or any other that any person determines.

Today's word is 1 Timothy 4:7, NLT, which reads, "Do not wast time arguing over godless ideas and old wives' tales; instead, train yourself to be godly."

We can often waste a lot of time and energy and peace on things that have never mattered and will never matter. We can also find ourselves arguing pointless and trivial things, which does nothing for us nor the one with which we are arguing. There are much better things to do with our time, much better things to undertake, much more worthwhile endeavors to pursue.

Don't allow this world to bog you down and to tie up any time with things that do not matter. I want to spend my time doing the things that have eternal implications. I want to share the love of JESUS and the plan of salvation with others. Mostly, though, I want to work on myself, reading and hearing GOD'S word, attending worship, praying, and applying what I learn. You know, training to be godly.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T