Eight Ways To Waste Your Time By Joyce Meyer

  The woman who does all the motivation:

My favourite author is Joyce Meyer, who I am currently reading her book "I Dare You" is a purpose driven life. In her book she talks about knowing your purpose , having a passion for it and working hard and not wasting your time.She explains that a life without purpose is a life not worth living. I am currently reading the chapter which she talks about "Eight Ways To Waste Your Time":

Worry is a waste of time:

Worrying about everything in life is a waste of time. People spend most their life's worrying about the issues of life.You meet people in a bad mood and they tell you about their problems and how frustrated they are.I believe that the only way to survive in life is just to believe that God planned for us to go through these situations. When you worry to much you end up paying therapies to help you, you began to have even more stress and want to commit suicide.I have seen people worrying about what they will wear tomorrow , what they will eat and instead of trusting in the almighty who said he will never leave us nor forsake us. "Worry slows down your drive and puts roadblocks up in front of your determination" so it is important that you strive for what you want and do not worry.

Guilt is a waste of time:

We all go through a process of guilt sometime in our lives, this can be caused by something you did that you regret or you are experiencing the consequences. Guilt is an emotions that occurs when someone feels like they have violated a moral standard that they themselves believe in. Guilt can bring depression and you find yourself in a suicidal state. As a person it is wiser to know that God says a man falls seven times and you can still get up. We can sin and God can forgive us all for our wrong doing, that is why we say that Guilt is waste of time.

Trying to change what Only God can change is a waste of time:

Trying to change what God can change is a waste of time, there are some things in life God has given us for a specific reason and a specific purpose. I look around the world and I see people who are doing nose, neck, face operation and I think to myself why are people not happy with the way they look. God created everyone with his own image and he knew us before we were formed in our mothers womb. In this case what i am saying is that some situations we can not change, if our mother who brought you in this world and she does not take care of you, why do you wish for God to give you other mother if he has given you one.

Complaining is a waste of time:

Why do people love complaining? people complain about the weather, food, cloths , their jobs and their situations. I have learned that we must appreciate what we have and stop complaining about what life throws to us. It is a waste of time to complain about something rather than try to make a change about what you are not happy about. There are situations which tempt you to complain, example at school, you find yourself complaining about your lecturers, your friends at school and all you need to do is just keep quite.Grumbling, fault finding open a door for the devil to bring destruction in our lives.

Fear

Fear is the position where you feel threatened , oppressed and torments and does block our ability to be passionate and enthusiastic about life.  God did not give us the spirit of fear he has given us the spirit to be able to achieve what we want and also do not be afraid to challenge someone. What people do not realise is that God has given us authority.

Anger is a waste of time:
Whatever is making you so angry, it’s time for you to give it to God and get over it. Life is not fair but God is. He will bring justice into your life, but you must drop that offence, leave it, let it go, and trust God to bring resolution in His perfect timing. when you are angry it can bring danger to your life because a person can do something bad to you and you might end up wanting to kill them.

Blame is a waste of time:

We all need to learn from our past and stop blaming others. I myself intend to blame other people especially when doing group work but there is nothing wrong in forgiving a person. Blaming yourself is like taking a step backward is like you can not get over something , this destructs you and you lose focus to what is ahead of you which you need to achieve.

Comparison is waste of time:

As human beings we feel inferior when we are with other people, because we might not have something which they have. God has given us gifts (all of us). So comparing yourself with somebody else is just a waste of time. It is time that you Embrace the unknown , the things that you do not know about yourself and as well as you embrace the known which are the things you can do.