Don't Waste Their Time. 8/2/2025

 Good Morning,

I am enjoying a hot cup of Door County Blueberry Cobbler Coffee as I sit here gathering my thoughts. It is time to write. 

Ephesians 5:15 "Be very careful, then how you live, not as unwise, but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.

It is very true that healthcare professionals are in real demand and the supply is short. When you go to make an appointment with a specialist you might have to wait several months before you can be seen.

Once you are in the office and then the exam room, you are given a certain amount of time with your provider and then they must move on to the next patient. If and when you are seen, you receive instructions for testing to be done, or a prescription to assist with healing or for your comfort. You all know the routine. Last but not least, you receive a bill for the service. It might be fully covered by insurance or not. There is a cost for your visit. 

Next, you have to decide and dedicate yourself to the path of healing or not. You might not like the healing process or you were hoping for a quick healing, not a long process. This is where people decide to play doctor and change the instructions or not follow them at all. The time you have wasted and then not fully utilized could have been taken up by someone behind you waiting for care. When we ignore the advice we sought out we hurt those who are waiting for their time with a doctor. We waste the providers time as well. We waste monetary resources.

This is a selfish attitude and which can usually be seen not only in your health, but in other places when we purchase other services. We make appointments and don't keep them which are not always easy to obtain to begin with. For instance a car repair. Mechanics are also in short supply. Show up, on time. 

Many folks want to be counseled during critical times in their lives, yet don't follow the advice of the counselor. Why seek advice and then not follow it. I receive many prayer requests and  at times the prayer is for healing or crisis management. We pray for the answer to a situation which is usually clear cut. But then the person who asked for prayer does exactly the opposite of what is Biblical. I used to receive Many prayer requests from teenagers to help them at exam time for school. Later they would be crying to my wife or myself that "they failed" the test. I asked them if they truly studied for the exam. Many times I heard "not really". They wanted a quick fix to their issue but really did not want to learn anything. 

Point for the day is this. Be serious about what you say you need and then do what you need to follow through. Don't waste the time of others, even if you are paying for it. 

Food for thought.

Marty