SOLVED!

                     In our lives, there are so many things competing for our attention - studies, work, friends, family, our own interests. God just doesnt fit in. I find myself thinking, "How can i have time for God when im struggling to complete my english assignment?". I feel frustrated, and not a little bit pressured, but all the things i have to do.

The times i am reminded of God today can be listed as :

1. When i eat (saying grace)
2. When i sin (asking for his forgiveness)
3. When i need his help (for courage to give a presentation to my lecture)
4. Probably a short prayer just before i go to bed (and even then my dreams are competing for my attention)

Is this enough? How do i find time for all the things i have to do? How do i find time for God?

I felt tired when i returned home from school today, so i took a nap. My alarm seemed to ring and squack all too soon. How is it that time seems to fly by so fast? I rested on the bed for another forty mins, not daring to let myself fall completely asleep in case i oversleep and waste another few precious hours. What foolishness is this? This type of behaviour is ridiculous, and a waste of time.

^"7For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline."
 2 Timothy 1:7

It is not only unproductive to face life with fear ( as with my napping example ), it is also dangerous. If you are not careful, that seemingly harmless worrying habit will develop into a debilitating complex, in which u question and worry about everything ( sounds a bit like paranoia, but there are probably slight differences, any one takes psy modules here? ). Anyway back to the verse. What spirit did God give us?

One of POWER + LOVE + SELF-DISCIPLINE.

Is it too far a stretch to intepret POWER as strength and energy? ( erm yes i would appreciate ur comments on this)

I have recently mentioned twice in as many weeks that i have difficulty loving others. But God gave me a spirit of LOVE. It doesnt say only to love yourself or only to love others, but just " of LOVE". God has already given me all the LOVE i need, including the LOVE to LOVE others with. (Its in here somewhere* rummanging through my heart)

And finally SELF-DISCIPLINE. What was i just complaining about? Not enough time? Everyone is given 24hrs, whether they are presidents like Barrack Obama, or vegetable sellers in a wet market. It is what we choose to do with that time, that differentiates us. Do you want to be special? To stand out? Then be SELF-DISCIPLINEd and use your time wisely.

Hey! Look! I solved both my problems today! I read God's Word ( abeit a short verse ) and i solved my own problem of shortage of time :P. Thank God for his guidiance! :D haha