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Posted on July 7, 2009 …
Time – One Thing You Can’t Make More Of
I have been thinking lately on where and how I spend my time. Time is one thing in life you can’t make more, you can’t get back and weather you like it or not.. it is passing. I am no where near where I want to be when it comes to time management and making my life count, but I aware of that and want to be constantly working towards getting better and doing things that are productive and make a difference.
Below are my goals and priorities to where I want to spend my time in order
1) Jesus- I am not saying this because I am a pastor and a leader but first and foremost because I am a follower of him. I want to spend daily time with him,I wan to listen to him, be quite before him and most importantly obey him. I believe spending time with Jesus is the absolute best thing you can spend your time on. I belive everything else in life flows out of your time with him. I need to make it a priority to spend time reading, praying, studying and listening. We all do
2) Family- I had a conversation with a wise man a few months ago. He asked me a question that got me thinking in a completely different way. Me being a pastor (Shepherd), he asked me who my number one sheep is, I immediately began to think of people I have been disciplining on spending a lot of time with, I began to think of different leaders on our leadership team. Then it clicked. My number one sheep is my wife! and a close second comes my kids. I don’t want to be ”that guy” who spends so much time ministering to and leading people that my family suffers because they weren’t given proper priority in my life. I am passionate about my marriage, I am passionate about my son and still in the womb daughter. If i can give my time and invest in people all over the world but don’t invest my family i have failed. I see the enemy breaking apart and tearing up families…. my response to that is … “not in this house he doesn’t” I want to invest time into my wife and children. they are my purpose before anyone else. God help me live this out!
3) The Local Church- I believe the local church is the kingdom of God. maybe not as we see it but more of what its called to be. I am passionate about the local church . I believe that the local church is a powerful force in a community. It is a place the hurting, confused and broken to come an encounter their creator. On the flip side the local church is a powerful force that shouldn’t just wait for people to come to them but where ever they and what ever they do, they just “ooze” Jesus. So in saying all that I want my life to count, I want to use my time to live for something bigger than myself. Weather I am around a group of Christians, playing a game volleyball with people who have never stepped in a church building or having a conversation with someone i just, I wan to be the church!
4) My Job- As a man I am called to be the provider for my family. I want to work hard, I want to be good at what I do. I have an incredible privilege of being a Pastor. I love people and love helping them grown in their walk with God. I dont’ want to take what i do for granted. One of the greatest challenges for me as a Pastor is to be sure that what I do isn’t because I am trying to please man but rather please God. I love my pastor and do my best to serve him and his vision but I want to work unto the Lord . Weather you are in ministry, the business world, work a full time job, part time job or you are a temp, I believe we as Christians need to have integrity in our church, have the best work ethic because everything do is to serve God and not people.
In live we are all given a different amount of time. The question in what will your priorties be and what will you allow to have your time. Ejoy life! Live it to the fullest! Use it on something that counts!
Use your time wisely…. becuase it’s the one think you can’t mak more of!
