7 years of Life!

Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. (James 4:14 NIV)

Today I was pretty tired. Stephanie and I had a whirlwind weekend of High School Football, driving, Cross Country, Driving, and Grandkids, then more driving. We got home late Monday night and it seems I got about 15 minutes of sleep, then headed to school, more driving, Cross Country, then more driving. I'm wupped! I love being with my family and supporting my Gkids, so I don't mind a little tiredness, it's for a good cause! 

However,

I could really use a fog delay and when I read this verse about a little mist, I am taking it as a sign from God! 

I am busy, but my time on this Earth is short. I want to make sure that time is used for good purpose. I can't think of a greater purpose than supporting my daughters and their families. I also think I should spend more time for Gods kingdom. In my Billy Graham devotional today they published these facts about time:

Use Your Time Wisely

Nothing takes God by surprise. Everything is moving according to a plan; and God wants you in that plan. The devil also has a plan for the world. God has a plan and the devil has a plan, and you will have to decide which plan you are going to fit into. Scripture says that God allows us 70 years and some beyond. The first 15 are spent in childhood and early adolescence. Twenty years are spent in bed; and in the last five, physical limitations start to curtail our activities. That gives us about 30 years in which to live as adults. We take time out for eating, and for figuring our taxes, and we are down to perhaps 15 years. Now suppose we spend seven of those years watching television. That cuts us down to seven or eight years. Our time is short! The time we can invest for God, in creative things, in reaching our fellowmen for Christ, is short! (Day by Day with Billy Graham, devotional through YouVersion online Bible)

Time is short, i shouldn't waste my time on frivolous pursuits, or praying for Fog. I need to use my prayer life, my time with God for more important issues. Time is short. We need to focus on spending time with family, God, and bringing the lost to Christ. There are no other pursuits worth spending our short life.