The day got away from me...

Last Saturday morning as I arose Dear Husband (dh) warned me he blew up the microwave so I would need to use alternate means to warm up my first cup of coffee. I solved my crossword sipping a room temperature coffee.   We decided to purchase a new microwave and go on to the county transfer station to trash the old microwave.  As we were on our way to the transfer station, dh suggests we continue to several near-by furniture stores in search of a new couch.  I googled furniture stores and calculated a convenient route with several stores on the right-hand side of the street.  We dropped off the microwave and headed to the first furniture store.  As we traveled along dh says, ‘Let’s stop at the Honda dealer as we go by.’  Four hours later I found myself signing papers to trade my trusty 2012 Rav4 for a brand-new truck and we had yet to visit a furniture store.  Where did I go wrong?  How did the day get away from me?
 
We all have a finite length of time here on earth.  We can estimate our years based on our forebears, our health, our lifestyle and insurance charts.  But we cannot know for sure.  Each of us might live more than 100 years or we might die in the next minute.
 
The Bible has lots to say about using our time.    Here are a few:  James 4:14, ‘Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.’   Proverbs 27:1,  ‘Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.’  Psalm 90:12, ‘Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.’ Ephesians 5:15-16, ‘Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity.’  1 Timothy 6:12, ‘Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.’
 
Regardless of the length of our lives, it is our responsibility to use the time wisely.
 
By the way, though I had not planned to go vehicle shopping Saturday morning, I was googling Kelley Blue Book values and car loan rates as we were talking with the salesman and I returned to the dealer on Monday to renegotiate the loan, the Rav4 was due for some costly maintenance to remain road worthy, I had already done my homework on new vehicles and I knew which one I wanted.