What Steals Time from Destiny

Psalm 90:12 (ESV)

“So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.”

Time is one of the most sacred gifts God entrusts to us — and one of the easiest to lose without realizing it.

Rarely is destiny destroyed by one catastrophic decision. More often, it is slowly diminished through small distractions, misplaced priorities, and unexamined habits. Scripture calls us to walk wisely because our days matter. What we do repeatedly shapes who we become.

To redeem the time, we must first recognize what quietly steals it.

Busy Does Not Always Mean Faithful

In Luke 10, Jesus visits the home of Mary and Martha. Martha is busy serving, preparing, and carrying responsibility. Mary chooses stillness and focus at the feet of Jesus.

Martha is not rebuked for serving — she is corrected for being distracted.

This moment reveals an important truth:
Not everything that occupies your time advances your purpose.

Distraction often disguises itself as productivity. We can be active and still misaligned. Faithfulness is not measured by how full our schedule is, but by how aligned our heart remains.

Distractions Rarely Feel Dangerous

Hebrews 12 tells us to lay aside every weight — not only sin, but anything that slows us down. Weights are not always wrong. They are simply heavy.

Distractions work the same way. They don’t usually feel harmful. They feel familiar. Necessary. Acceptable. But over time, they dull discernment and drain spiritual momentum.

What we tolerate repeatedly eventually influences our direction.

God Is Calling Us to Focus, Not Overload

God is not asking us to do more. He is calling us to do what matters most.

When our priorities are ordered, peace follows.
When our focus is restored, clarity returns.
When we choose alignment over urgency, we walk with wisdom.

Redeeming the time begins with intentional surrender — allowing God to reorder what we have allowed to drift.

Prayer Points

Take a moment to reflect and allow the Holy Spirit to speak:

• What consistently pulls my attention away from God?

• What fills my schedule but leaves me spiritually empty?

• Where have I confused being busy with being aligned?

• What habits or patterns have I tolerated that slow my walk with God?

• What needs to be released so I can walk with greater focus and peace?

Prayer

Father,
Thank You for this day and for the time You have entrusted to me.

Search my heart and reveal anything that has quietly distracted me from Your purpose. Show me the habits, priorities, or patterns that no longer align with Your will.

Help me to choose what is eternal over what is urgent.
Give me wisdom to steward my time and discernment to guard my focus.

Order my steps today and align my heart with what matters most to You.

In Jesus’ name, amen.