The Fritter Factor

The Fritter Factor "Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth." Proverbs 10:4 The verb “to fritter” means to reduce, waste or squander little by little. “She frittered away the afternoon.” “He frittered away his inheritance.” Think about the many ways contemporary life intrudes on whatever you are doing, and the many ways you do things that fritter your time away. Do you find yourself checking email every few minutes, or constantly checking your phone for messages from your family and friends. Do you find yourself checking Facebook “just briefly” several times a day? Are you a texter involved in many mini-conversations that have no real meaning, and that may extend well past the time you should be in bed, and produce nothing meaningful? While you may not personally engage in any of these particular behaviors, it is worth asking to what degree the “Fritter Factor” controls your life, as there are so many other things where you could be "frittering" your time away. One of my professors said, “What gets your attention gets you!” So what is getting your attention? Many studies of time management and its efficiency and effectiveness would show we can be much more efficient in how we us our time, if we choose to do so. God gives each of us the same amount of time each day, and how we use this time is up to us. How much of your time do you devote to God? Do you try to fit Him in between all the other things you have going on in your life, or do you give Him the first fruits of your time. God needs to come first, as this is your way to show Him that you love Him. The first commandments tells us to love God with all our hearts, soul, mind and strength, and making Him first is the way you show Him that you love Him. Give God time each morning to pray, read His Word and draw close to Him. Don't allow the "Fritter Factor" to control your life? Robert W. Brock My Daily Devotional Volume Seven April 13