Job 7

Make Every Day Count

 My days fly faster than a weaver’s shuttle. They end without hope. ~ Job 7:6

No matter your age or stage in life, you’ve probably come to realize just how quickly time passes. If you’re just stepping into adulthood, it may feel like high school was only yesterday. If you’re in the grandparenting season, it likely feels like just a moment ago that your own children came into the world. Time doesn’t slow down, it just slips by, especially when we’re distracted or discouraged. Even the longest, hardest days, those we wish would just be over, are often forgotten in the rearview mirror of life.

In Job 7, we see Job in deep despair. He is worn down by suffering, disillusioned by the injustice of it all, and overwhelmed by the seemingly endless stretch of painful days. His words are raw and honest. He describes his life as fleeting and hopeless, likening it to a weaver’s shuttle that flies by and is gone. He feels examined, tested, and misunderstood by God. His sense of time isn’t just about speed, it’s about significance. “What are people, that you should think so much of us?” (v.17). Job wonders if his suffering has any meaning.

But even in his pain, there’s a sobering truth in verse 18:

“For You examine us every morning and test us every moment.”

Every day is a test, a chance to decide whether we’ll give into bitterness or lean into belief. Whether we’ll complain or continue. Whether we’ll live for ourselves or live for eternity. Even when life is confusing and heavy, God is watching, refining, and inviting us to make this short life count every step of the way.

Here are some ways we can make our days count and not let them waste away:

1. Start with perspective.

Time is a gift, and you only get so much of it. Before you check your phone or scroll your feed, check in with God. Thank Him for the day ahead and ask Him to help you live it with purpose. Try starting your day with this short prayer:
“Lord, help me to see today through Your eyes and live it for Your glory.”

2. Make small intentional choices.

The eternal significance of your life is built on everyday moments:

• Instead of numbing your mind with TV or social media, take 10 minutes to read Scripture or journal.
• Call a friend and speak life into them.
• Choose to forgive or speak kindly, even when it’s hard.
• Ask, “How can I serve someone else today?”

3. Recognize every day as a test.

Job reminds us that life includes moments of testing. Not to harm us, but to reveal what’s in our hearts and shape our faith.

• When you feel impatient, pause and ask, “What is this moment testing in me?”
• When you’re discouraged, say, “This is hard, but I will not lose hope. God is still at work.”
• Let trials draw you closer, not further, from your purpose.

4. Focus on what outlasts today.

Our days are numbered, but the impact of our faith, words, and love will outlast us. Don’t just live for comfort, live for legacy.

Today I want to encourage you that even though Job’s words are heavy, they remind us that we’re not alone when we feel worn out, discouraged, or forgotten. God sees. God tests. And God redeems. Even in the hardest seasons, you can make each day count by living intentionally, focusing on what matters most, and allowing God to work through even your weakest moments. Your time may feel like it’s flying, but every moment surrendered to Him is never wasted.

You only get one life, make it count for eternity.

Today’s scripture reading: Job 7

1 “Is not all human life a struggle? Our lives are like that of a hired hand,

2 like a worker who longs for the shade, like a servant waiting to be paid.

3 I, too, have been assigned months of futility, long and weary nights of misery.

4 Lying in bed, I think, ‘When will it be morning?’ But the night drags on, and I toss till dawn.

5 My body is covered with maggots and scabs. My skin breaks open, oozing with pus.

6 “My days fly faster than a weaver’s shuttle. They end without hope.

7 O God, remember that my life is but a breath, and I will never again feel happiness.

8 You see me now, but not for long. You will look for me, but I will be gone.

9 Just as a cloud dissipates and vanishes, those who die will not come back.

10 They are gone forever from their home— never to be seen again.

11 “I cannot keep from speaking. I must express my anguish. My bitter soul must complain.

12 Am I a sea monster or a dragon that you must place me under guard?

13 I think, ‘My bed will comfort me, and sleep will ease my misery,’

14 but then you shatter me with dreams and terrify me with visions.

15 I would rather be strangled—rather die than suffer like this.

16 I hate my life and don’t want to go on living. Oh, leave me alone for my few remaining days.

17 “What are people, that you should make so much of us, that you should think of us so often?

18 For you examine us every morning and test us every moment.

19 Why won’t you leave me alone, at least long enough for me to swallow!

20 If I have sinned, what have I done to you, O watcher of all humanity?

Why make me your target? Am I a burden to you?

21 Why not just forgive my sin and take away my guilt? For soon I will lie down in the dust and die. When you look for me, I will be gone.”

 Journal:

• What is one area of my life where I’ve been wasting time or missing purpose?
• How can I invite God into that area today so I can make it count for Him?
• What would it look like for me to pass today’s “test” well?