August Devotion " Time Well Spent"

Time Well Spent

I will turn 50, better known as the “Big Five O”, this year. I wish I could say I was excited about this mile marker in my life, but will restrain from doing so. The older I get the more memories I file away in my mind. As I look back through those files I find myself reflecting back to the days with my dad, hunting and fishing. Those were good times, even though I did not recognize it then. My fondest memory centers around November 12th, because that was when squirrel season open in Chiefland Florida. The anticipation of that day left a young 12 year old boy awake all night. My Dad and Uncle Cy would have me up and ready to go at what seemed to be hours before daylight. Day break would find me up against a live oak tree with spanish moss hanging from it. In Florida we would call this an “Oak Hammock.” Before long the sounds of a “bush tail” could be heard in the distance. Then the sound of a shot gun or a 22 rifle would follow. Squirrel season had begun. My dad and uncle taught me through those experiences about woodsmenship, respect for the game laws, and instilled in me the passion for hunting that has lasted a life time.
Proverbs talks about spending time with your children, talking with them about God and sharing with them from His Word. Taking time with them when they are young will help build a strong foundation that will carry them through a lifetime.


Scripture of the Month:
“Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.”
Proverbs 22:6


Thought of the Month:
When was the last time you took a child into “God’s Great Outdoors” and just had them run their fingers through the dirt or feel the bark of a pine tree?


Hunting Tip of the Month:
Don’t shoot the first squirrel that appears after day break. Wait and just sit still, shortly you will have several in the same tree.