"Hurry up! You're gonna be late for school again." These words are becoming quite deafening especially in the morning. How I wish they would eat as fast as when they are told they can play PSP. How I wish they would quickly get going with their school assignment as quickly as they would start playing video games." Do you have to deal with this with your children?Why is it that children tend to dawdle (spend time wastefully or idly) sometimes?
I read in the book Discipline Without Shouting or Spanking that "time has no meaning to a child under 6 years old, hurrying has no great advantages." If that is so, the author suggests giving more time allowance for the child to complete a task; establishing a routine for doing activities to develop consistency in the child's life; and turning instructions into fun, not nagging orders by running races with her instead of just urging her to just hurry up.
How about us grown-ups? Do we still dawdle? How much of our time do we spend wisely? How much time have we spent watching television versus reading the Bible? Do we go to the mall when we should be going to church on Sundays? How often have we been late for work? or church? or an appointment? Do we spend more time gossiping on the phone than praying in solitude? There are just so many time-wasters that we have to deal with in our lives.
Time waits for no one. Once it is spent, it is gone. We've got to be wise in choosing our priorities so as not to waste any of our or other person's precious time.
And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. (Romans 13:11-12)
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