05/05/19 Practical Discipleship: Time Management | ChuckLawless.com

READING: Ephesians 5:15-16

We know that God gives us all the time we need to do what He asks us to do, but many of us still struggle with time management. It almost always seems that we have more things to do than hours to get them done. Consequently, our stress load increases. Under that weight, we get easily frustrated and sometimes become short-tempered with others.  What often gets pushed aside when we’re busy, though, is something that really matters: our quiet time with the Lord.

The Apostle Paul reminds us that we are to “Pay careful attention, then, to how you live not as unwise people but as wise—making the most of the time, because the days are evil” (Eph. 5:15-16). While Paul’s use of “time” here suggests a specific, unique moment of opportunity (thus, the sense is “don’t miss this opportunity today, for it may never come again”), the text does remind us that we need to pay attention to opportunities God gives us. Foolish, undisciplined living results in missed open doors for doing good in the midst of an evil world.

Thus, I want to offer a few practical time management tips to help you live more wisely for God in the coming week:

PRAYER: “God, help me to use my time wisely this week.”

TOMORROW’S READING: 2 Samuel 1-2, Luke 22:1-23