What will I do with my free time?

“These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.” Acts 1:14.

More time was what I really needed. I wasn’t able to accomplish anything at home. When I am at home, not visiting anyone, Sebin comes to me with her book from the shelf. She wants me to read it. So I read. This is just the beginning. Once I am done with the first book, Sebin takes the book to the shelf and brings another one for me to read. Once she gets done reading the books, Sebin brings crayons because she wants me to color with her. I do enjoy playing with my baby and I consider it important. But as times goes I have a list of things in my mind that I have to do for work. And I think to myself, I need more time. As long as I am in the house, I have no time. In order to get work done, I need to be in the office.

Now Hyemi and Sebin are gone for 6 weeks. I have all the time to me. The problem is, I don’t know what to do with the given time anymore. I was so used to being around my daughter that I don’t know what to do without my family. First, I caught up with the much-needed sleep in the last few days. That is enough though. Next, I got to do my office work at home. But then, what next? How will I utilize my time now that my family is gone?

This is what the disciples did when Jesus left. They could have lost motivation. They could have thought their life is meaningless now that Jesus is gone. They could have had all the wrong thoughts. But you know what they did? They gathered together and they prayed. And they preached the good news of Jesus. They centered their lives in Jesus and they did their job. That’s exactly what my mother told me on the phone. Now that I have more time on my own for the next 6 weeks, she told me to spend that time on my personal Bible studies.

Whether we have time or not, we all need to follow the examples of the disciples. We need to spend time with Jesus.