The Time of Your Life
Memory Verse:
(Psalm 90:12 NIV) “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”
(Ephesians 5:15-17 NIV) “Be very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.”
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Our most valuable asset is time.
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We cannot manage time. We can only manage opportunities.
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We cannot do everything.
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There is cumulative value to investing small amounts of time in certain activities over a long period.
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Decide what is important and then manage that decision daily.
Time for What Matters
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Make time for renewal.
(2 Corinthians 4:16 NIV) “Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.”
(Psalm 23:2-3 NIV) “He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.”
(Mark 2:27 NIV) Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.”
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Make time for reward.
(Ecclesiastes 1:14 NIV) “I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.”
(1 Timothy 6:18-19 NIV) “Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.”
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Make time for relationships.
(Proverbs 10:27 LB) “Reverence for God adds hours to each day...”
(Hebrews 10:25 NIV) “Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
I will put things first and give focus and energy to the things that are eternal.