“Be careful, then, how you live – not
as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days
are evil.”
-Ephesians 5:15-16
Time does not come to us in hours,
days of minutes. It is dribbled out to us by God, one second at a time. Years
ago, the Apostle Paul provided guidelines for living when he said that we are
to walk “not as unwise” but we are to make the “most of every opportunity,
because the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:15-16). If we are to translate Paul’s words
into our lives, we are going to have to do several things.
1.UNDERLINE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
PRESENT. Do you start your work on time, or are you a charter member of the
“dawdler’s club?” You become a member of the club by starting a job and then
getting sidetracked. Here is good motto to practice: Do it now! Don’t put it
off!
2.UTILIZE WAITING TIME. A University
of Wisconsin analayst shows that the average person spends three years of his
lifetime just “waiting.” A Gallup poll sampled 100 persons at random. All of
them expected to do some waiting in the next few hours, but only one out of
eight had any plan for utilizing that time.
3.EVALUATE THE DEMANDS THAT ARE MADE
ON YOUR TIME. There is not enough time to do everything you wish, so you have
to determine what really is important. Make a priority list. This means that
you are going to have to learn to say “No.” What is really important in your
life? Is it more money or a better job? Is it having time for that favorite
recreation every week?
When Christ was here, He had
something to say about time and its proper use. He said, “Seek first His
kingdom” (Matthew 6:33). He meant that man must take time for worship and
prayer – he must take time to learn how to live.
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