Tim Timmons on the 10,080 Minute Week
- We are made to worship with the capacity to worship constantly, as we are called to do. That worship takes many forms, not just singing songs of praise in a worship service, but living in a way that glorify’s God and not the ‘self’.
Tim Timmons was diagnosed with incurable cancer and given only five years to live. That was over twenty years ago. With this Worship Sound Bite, he makes the point that we have 10,080 minutes each week. We spend eighty minutes in church, but what about the other 10,000?
Christianity makes for a lousy hobby, yet many treat it as such. Revelations is very clear about a hobbyist, or lukewarm Christian. Revelation 3:16 says, “Because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.” Some translations say vomit instead of spit, either way, not a place you want to be.
It’s during the 10,000 hours when challenges lurk in the shadows. How we respond to those challenges requires the practice of our faith beyond a weekend service. Timmons says, “We get good at what we practice. And so I can practice worry all day long, or I can practice trust.”
We practice this by keeping in mind Jesus is with us during our day; the Holy Spirit is dwelling in us, giving us wisdom and strength. Timmons says, “I’m joining him (Jesus) in my day. I don’t think there’s anything more beautiful as far as my act of worship than joining Jesus in my day.”
We are made to worship with the capacity to worship constantly, as we are called to do. That worship takes many forms, not just singing songs of praise in a worship service, but living in a way that glorifies God and not the ‘self’.
So will we practice worship eighty minutes a week, or 10,080 minutes a week? Of course, it’s a question that is easy to answer, but difficult to do. But, on the flip side, each person’s worship is their own. God simply wants your worship your way. And the blessings of that worship are beyond measure.
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