{"id":716895,"date":"2020-07-23T22:22:54","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T02:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/?p=716895"},"modified":"2020-07-23T22:22:54","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T02:22:54","slug":"making-the-most-of-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/blog\/making-the-most-of-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Making the Most of Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chaos creators and time wasters make life difficult for themselves and those around them.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They misuse their own time and squander the precious moments of those who love and work with them. They are notorious for not returning phone calls, missing appointments, showing up late, misplacing important documents, and not being prepared for important meetings. Everyone misses things on occasion, but these individuals have turned it into an art form. They rarely take responsibility for their actions but routinely find ways to create chaos in every aspect of their life and ministry. At the core of the chaos is the mismanagement of the gift of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, I had a small heart attack that required cardiac bypass surgery and it changed the way I looked at time and my ministry.\u00a0 I reevaluated my pastoral calling and the way I invested or misappropriated time. I was not a chaos creator or one who wasted time haphazardly, but I needed to make some corrective changes to be healthy in body, soul, and spirit and to be more considerate of others with my time. Here are a few insights I gained:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live by priorities and not by pressure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn how to value planning.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Put people around you who are empowered to veto activities you should not be doing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create buffer zones and boundaries in your life so that you have better control over interruptions that steal your time and readjust your priorities.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evaluate your energy level so that you give your best when you are most alert, rejuvenated, and mentally focused.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop systems to take care of things that you must do routinely like returning calls, checking email, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get rid of emotional clutter by resolving interpersonal conflicts quickly so that you do not carry the issue around in your head or heart beyond what is necessary.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t allow yourself to take on assignments that belong to someone else. Support and assist without taking responsibility for what others are accountable for.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use your calendar to put deadlines on yourself and share it with someone so they can hold you accountable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assess your team to ensure you are able to delegate tasks to them. If not, you will need to train them or trade them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a space in your work environment for everything and handle paper once. Put it in its place, in the hand of someone who can do something with it, or put in the trash can.\u00a0 One of the greatest time wasters is looking for things we misplaced.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn to say, \u201cNO\u201d!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Realize that God has given each of us the gift of time and we must use it wisely.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Ephesians 5:15-17 records, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be careful how you live. Don\u2019t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.\u00a0\u00a0Don\u2019t act thoughtlessly,\u00a0 but understand what the Lord wants you to do.\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a man or woman lived to be 78 years old and that life was represented on a 24-hour clock it means: a 10 years old person is at approximately 3:00am, 20 years old is at 6:00am, 30 years old 9:00am, 40 years old is at noon, 50 years old is at 3:00pm, 60 years old is approximately 6:00pm. At 60 there is less than 6 hours to midnight!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What time is it for you and are using it wisely?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chaos creators and time wasters make life difficult for themselves and those around them. 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