Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

For some reason the other day while I was driving to work I put a lot more thought into this question than usual.  Not the typical millionaire situation though, but the kind of situation where you are given a million dollars, every day, and what you don't use, you lose.  

Initially I am kind of selfish because the thought of getting a million dollars each day makes me want to save some (or a lot) for myself.  I would be soooo much less generous if that were the case- not something I am proud of, but just being honest.  The game changer is the "manna from heaven" situation.  Just like when the Israelites were wandering through the desert (grumbling) and God provided them manna every morning and commanded them to take only what they would need for the day.  (Exodus 16)

       "Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each     day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions.  On the sixth day they are to prepare what they bring in, and that is to be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”

No matter how much they collected, what wasnt used THAT day would rot (except for what was collected in advance for the Sabbath).  And the next morning it would appear fresh again, to be collected, for that day only. 

It is such a fun feeling to go through my hypothetical days thinking of who I would want to help- what organizations I could help- hospitals- all of that.  There is noooo way I could use all that money on myself day after day after day.  And even if I could, it would be so boring after a while.  Instead of thinking what would I buy- the question switched to how could I bless other people with this money?  What could I do for them?  How could this organization thrive if it could be given such a gift?  How many people could I help?  And how long could I keep doing that?

It is a full-time job just coming up with the lists.  I don't want to simply throw it around to whomever, but I would really plan ahead and discuss what the vision and purpose would be for the money.  And the thought of that intentionality with how I could bless other with this million dollar blessing made me realize... I already have access to that every day.  Not in dollars, but at least in seconds.  No, I am not even a millionaire in those for one day, but I am given both time and people each and every day I can bless.  

Why keep waiting until I have something big, when I can use what I have now in the small time and the small talents I have been given?  And like the parable of the talents- when the faithful servant invests those talents.. that time... in the long run in multiplies and the "360 seconds" spent talking to someone on one day turns into hours which turn into days and years and eventually the small investment does make you a millionaire, at least in the time spent going through life with them. 

And just like the manna- you can't save up your seconds.  When the day is over, so are those seconds.  So I guess the question is what kind of millionaire am I becoming? Is all my time spent on me and what I want, or do I also use it to pour out into others?  Because I won't get it back- what are my seconds being invested in and what are they going to produce? And.. is that your final answer?