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PROGRAM D-7504
If I told you about a course you could take which would revolutionize your life and make it much better, would you be interested? Quite frankly, that’s what I’m trying to do as I talk about “Numbering Your Days.” As the Psalmist prayed, we have to learn to number our days aright; how to live with a completely new attitude; how to live now in the light of eternity.
This course is one that you must teach yourself, with the help of the Holy Spirit. In other words, you have to determine to embrace a new attitude toward every aspect of your life. It is a lesson you must apply every day to your life.
Often when I’m talking about how to maintain a positive attitude, I’ve suggested that you say to yourself “What difference will this make in 24 hours?” I’ve discovered that simple little phrase really helps me keep from getting upset over little things that don’t really matter.
Well, let me suggest another technique that will help you and me learn this “new math” called “Numbering Our Days.” Learn to ask yourself this question: “What difference will this make at the Judgment Seat of Christ?” And add to that question: “Will this go up in smoke at the Judgment Seat or will it come out as refined gold?”
Now, just imagine with me how life-changing that would be if we practiced it regularly. It would have a great impact on how you spend your time. If what you’re doing with your time is not going to count at the Judgment Seat, do you really want to spend time doing it? It would have a great impact on how you spend your money. If you’re spending money foolishly and failing to send it on ahead to heaven, it’s going to burn up at the Judgment Seat. Focusing on the reality of the Judgment Seat of Christ will teach you to number your days.
If this sounds as though it would be life with restrictions, you’re right. Numbering your days rightly will cause you and me to put boundaries in our lives. As Paul wrote, “‘Everything is permissible for me—but not everything is beneficial” (1 Cor. 6:12). So, we each need to set boundaries for ourselves that will help us remember to number our days. Remember, we have to learn this lesson and we must be our own teachers.
I encourage you to pray that God will help you learn to number your days rightly. It is a life-changing attitude.