Do you have time?

Today I want to talk to you about hope, and time.

Because I am aware of my own time, and my own hope.

Now, sometimes, we put hope in a lot of things.

I remember cleaning up my draws and  some times I come across some old letters from friends.

And it got me thinking, about hope, because these cards, were of encouragement, of happy birthdays, of things that cheered me on.
And it got me thinking about hope, because in some of these cards, I used to write, ''I hope that you like your present.'' looking back now i was childish. but it was a feeling, that I didn't want people to be disapointed with what was given to them.

My brother has me on sometimes that, my invites, out to coffee and other things, is really for me, which it's not, but sometimes I get lonely.

I can't go to the movies by myself, because well it's not much fun afterwards, because you can't go out for coffee afterwards and talk about the movie, or after church and talk about the sermon.
 If I start that, I might have a few queer looks, and rightly so.

So today I want to talk to you about time.

Do you think about spending your time wisely?
I have a lot of time now, that my job is seasonal, so I'm not working during the week, only the occasional weekend.
So, I am not spending my time very wisely, at the moment, because I am just helping others,  and feeling not really fulfilling my time wisely.
So what or where do I get my inspiration?
The gardeners at work, why?
They are always planning a new new bit of garden, or wedding or potting up next plants to plant out in spring.
Sometimes we get stagnant, in our work, especaily in winter, we want summer or spring back so that we feel happy or fulfilled.
But now, with time and hope on my hands, what or where am I going to go?
I want to plan things, I've got all this time on my hands, and I am not really spending it wisely.
So perhaps I need to be like the gardners, planning and potting up ideas, and using them.
Not putting them in the draw in the back of my mind for those 'hope'' days.
If it's time to act on them, act of it, if it's getting in touch with an old friend, do that.
Spend your time wisely, like there's no tomorrow.
How can I challange myself?
Help on person out during the day, it might be my parents, it might be a friend, it might be some stranger, do something to someone every day this week.
When winter comes around, and everything seems dark, drab and grey.
Remember up at in the clouds, far beyond the clouds, the sun is shining, and it will come out again.
Winter won't drag on, you won't be without a job, or seasonal job, or even if you're down to the last dollar, or whatever you have.
God will provide for you, even in your needyest of need.
Even if you think it can't go on, or what ever you need from God today.
Spend you time wisely, like it borrowed.

Chloe