How to Use Time Wisely
February 28, 2019
Time does not come to you in hours or days--not even in minutes. It is dribbled out to you by God, one second at a time. Like fine sand through our fingers, seconds that are wasted slip away and eventually pile up into minutes and hours. 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 5:16). If we are to translate Paul's words into our lives, we are going to have to do several things. Here are some guidelines in using your time wisely:
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If you had a bank that credited your account each morning with $86,400, and your bank carried over no balance from day to day, but allowed you to keep whatever cash you could spend, and each evening canceled out whatever amount you had failed to use during the day, what would you do? Naturally, you would draw out every last dollar. Of course! Actually, you do have such a bank and its name is "time." Every morning it credits your account with 86,400 seconds. Every night it rules as lost whatever of this you have failed to invest.
February 27, 2019
In response to the question, "According to your understanding, who is Jesus Christ?" two‑thirds of some 10,000 college students interviewed said they believed that Jesus Christ was the Son of God. Yet when these same students were asked how they could become Christians, 90% said they did not know. What those students expressed is quite true of all men. It is not a question of facts; it is a matter of acting on those facts. What counts is not knowledge, but action!
February 26, 2019
There's a curse on the world today–denied by many, trivialized by others, and ignored by the vast majority of people. It is there, nonetheless. The curse of evil in our world is a horrible, hideous reality.
February 25, 2019
When I visited a neighbor’s home I was surprised to see a freshly painted sign on the door. No, not a quarantine sign warning of an infectious disease, but it did generate almost as much surprise. The notice read simply, "LOVE SPOKEN HERE." I could not help wondering just what kind of a home this was where they wanted visitors and friends to know that the language spoken within was LOVE.
February 22, 2019
Have you ever heard someone say, "I would be a Christian but there are too many hypocrites"? Now in absolute honesty, perhaps, you may admit that you, too, have had such a thought. A hypocrite is someone who pretends to have something he really does not possess. He's a fraud, a fake, a pretender.
February 21, 2019
Have you ever noticed how many times it is the little things in life that get you down? You can drive your car off a cliff, someone kidnaps your mother-in-law, or your mortgage is foreclosed on, and these things do not bother you quite as much as the little things such as running out of razor blades, your phone battery dying, or not being able to get your computer to work properly. I think we would all agree that the little things in life often irritate us far more than the major disasters. Solomon revealed a great truth when he said it is the little foxes that spoil the vines.
February 20, 2019
Do you find yourself increasingly bored, dissatisfied, and thoroughly unhappy with life?
Such was the young mother who put it in these words: "I ask myself why I am so dissatisfied. I have my health, healthy kids, a nice home, enough money, and my husband has a real future as an electronics engineer. He does not have any of these feelings and he says, `Maybe you need a vacation. Let's go to New York for a weekend.' But that is not it. Maybe I will just wake up one morning and find there is nothing to look forward to."
February 19, 2019
Have you ever had one of those days when you were tired and discouraged? It can happen to anybody--times when you felt like quitting!
Some people never recover from those low times and sometimes make decisions that destroy their futures. While nothing lasts forever, including difficulty, there are some things you can do to get back on top when you're tired and discouraged and feel like quitting.
February 18, 2019
For the individual who believed that his giving was a strictly private matter—between only God and himself, a lot of what Jesus said when He was on Earth must have been rather disturbing. Author Randy Alcorn says that about 15% of everything that Jesus said has to do with your possessions and what you do with them. So why was what Jesus said so disconcerting to people? Repeatedly he urged people—not to give money to Him personally--but rather to give to the poor and needy, and thereby have treasure in heaven.
February 15, 2019
Have you ever been to a party where they played the “Newlywed Game?” The emcee separates the men and women and then asks them the same questions independently, then compares answers to see how nearly they say the same thing.
February 14, 2019
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