Happy New Year!!
May God bless you and yours richly this year. May this entire year be a pilgrimage of purpose as you accomplish your God given destiny.
The New Year is a time to consider time. You and I are reminded that time is portioned, precious and passing.
Portioned in that you are given an allotment. Your days are numbered.
Precious in that it cannot be replaced. It is a gift of God that must not be wasted. You can earn money, or replace lost possessions, but if time is wasted you cannot get it back.
Passing in that time waits for no man.
What then should we do with the time that we have? The answer is Mastery. That's the gold level label for management or stewardship. It is the same with money and talent. God gives these gifts for us to faithfully use them. He is the source and we are the managers of His resource. If we manage it faithfully He calls us master or ruler . "You have been faithful over a few, I will make you ruler over many."
Let me speak plainly and practically. Don't let time get a hold of you. Instead you should get a hold of time. You should work it, rather than it working you. You are the boss, controller, directer, steward and manager. Work it well and God will grant you mastery. That's when it all starts to pay off.
Desist and resist the chaos and frustration of procrastination. Repent from the laziness and slothfulness that produces wastefulness. Forsake the language of should've, would've and could've and embrace the reality of doing it and done.
Get busy and show God's glory through good stewardship of His great gift of time.
"See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil (Eph. 5:15-16)."
5 comments:
Happy New Year!
Timely message (pun intended) for the start of the new year. Let's get go for the GOLD. God expects no less.
Happy New Year Blog Master!! I am getting up in age and I'm beginning to realize now even more than before, how valuable time is. I could kick myself for all the time I have so foolishly wasted. Buy you know what they say about hind sight. Anyway, here's wishing that 2009 is more productive and even more purpose-filled than last year..**** CHEERS!(ginger ale of course)
Hi, I'm new to this but, I wanted to be part of a ministry and when I went seeking, I was met with, well let's just say little welcome and a whole lot of possessiveness...I have talents and want to use them for God while I still have the time, but how can I when the women already there are not happy about new comers?
Thanks Al and Keri. Always can count on blog comments from you. God bless.
Anonymous, Sounds like something you would want to talk about personally. Group dynamics can be a headache but if it's for a godly purpose then there is a godly way. Overcome.
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