God has blest each of us with 1,440 minutes in every day and 10,080 minutes in every week (and for those of us who've seen Rent, we know there's 525,600 minutes for us each year) for us to do whatever we please with. They're a free gift with no strings attached.
How many of those minutes do we give back to God each week?
Studies show that the majority of our time goes to shopping, working, and watching television. As a college student I'd say it goes to napping, procrastinating, and eating. In fact, as Americans, we fall into a category of people who spend an average of 10% of our alloted time watching television (or 1000 minutes per week).
In contrast, how many does God get?
Typically, the answer is less than 100. That's less than 1% of our time which we devote to spiritual activities such as prayer and worship. That's sad.
We all say we want God to be a big part of our lives - to help us and protect us and to make things better ... but how much are we really willing to give Him in return? Consider Mass attendance, prayer, Eucharistic adoration, spiritual reading, or volunteer work.
It's amazing how much personal happiness you can get out of improving your relationship with anyone - just imagine how much joy comes along when you invest a little time in one of the most powerful and beautiful friendships of all - the one between you and your God.
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