teach us to count the days

i've noticed that i tend to get annoyed at the excuse, "well, i was going to _________ BUT i didn't have time!"

i always think to myself, "nope, you just didn't MAKE the time!!"

but then again, who i am i to judge?
after all, one of my strengths is wasting time!

i promise that i'm not as proud of this as i sound. :)

tonight was another one of those evenings when i should have started to diligently complete some schoolwork as soon as i got home. key phrase: should have.

but then i make excuses about me being at work all day long and needing to shut my brain off. "i don't wanna think!!!!"

anywho... i was just reminded of the lyrics of this song by one of my favorite songwriters, chris rice:

Every day is a bank account
And time is our currency
So nobody's rich, nobody's poor
We get 24 hours each
So how are you gonna spend
Will you invest, or squander
Try to get ahead
Or help someone who's under

Teach us to count the days
Teach us to make the days count
Lead us in better ways
That somehow our souls forgot
Life means so much
Life means so much
Life means so much

how will we use the time that we are given?
in pursuit of life's pleasures, wealth, popularity.... or in a pursuit of God?