Honoring The Lord With My Strength

The honor of young men is their strength. And the honor of old men is their hair turning white. Proverbs 20:29 NLV

I think I am strong. I claim the good health and sound body that the Lord blesses me with everyday. But how do I use these blessings? How do I capitalize on these to do His purpose in my life?

I know I have not been a good steward of my strengths. I have not been taking good care of my body, not using my time as I should do. At work, I used my "spare" time talking and gossiping with my friends and just simply fooling around instead of focusing on my work and the requirements that I needed to finish. Then there was this time that I was not able to finish all my requirements in graduate school because of procrastination and wasting my time on social media and other unimportant stuff. Now, am I putting to good use my strengths? No. I have not been very careful and I have been so wasteful.

Lord, forgive me. Forgive me for wasting my time and my strengths. It was not an accident that I stumbled upon the preaching of Pastor Sumrall about our strength being our honor. That I have been taking for granted this very precious and priceless gift from You. Forgive me. Forgive me for being lazy, a procrastinator and yes, a thief. I have been stealing time meant for work and other necessary stuff to get them done. Forgive me for my dishonesty. Forgive me Lord.

Lord, by Your grace please help me become more responsible with my time and strength. Help me to become more diligent and efficient in everything I do. That is why You are sending me Your Word. To remind me of the things that I need to do, to turn me around. Thank You Father God for Your reminders. Thank You Lord, amen.

BES