In today's verse 15, we're going to look at how being wise with our time, and investing

it in the place of meeting with God face to face positions us to more fully experience God's

promises every day. May God open our eyes to see the true value of our time and how deeply he cherishes

when we choose to spend it on him. Welcome to the First 15 podcast. Our scripture for today comes from Psalm 37 verse 7.

Scripture says, be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.

Fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,

over the man who carries out evil devices.

Our world deems the busiest people to be the most successful.

We look at the lives of those who work more than the average person and admire their fortitude and drive.

We compare our own lives to those who seem to work more, have more, and do more with their

time, and wish we could have the resolve to be more like them.

As a result of society's epidemic of busyness, our spiritual

lives are suffering. The Bible gives us a clear depiction of the life of a busy person and the

life of a person who made time to sit and experience God. Luke 10, verses 38 through 42 says,

Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village,

and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house,

and she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching.

But Martha was distracted with much serving,

and she went up to him and said,

Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone?

Tell her then to help me.

But the Lord answered her,

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