Excerpt...
"Let's see now…"
"Today, I have that 2:00 staff meeting with the disciples--we must review the steps for casting out demons. Then, at 4:00 I need to go to the well to counsel Mrs. Married-to-Seven. Next Tuesday I have a meeting with James and John about that promotion they are asking about and dinner plans with Mary, Martha and Lazarus. I could fit a healing in at 10:00 that day. Then…
Not exactly how we would think Jesus would handle His earthly ministry, is it? Can you imagine Him whipping out a Psalm Pilot to check His schedule? Perhaps He carried a scroll with His vital appointments and contact information tucked into His copy of the "Seven Habits of Highly Successful Religious Leaders." I doubt it.
In our world of time-management experts and gadgets, it's rare to look at Jesus Christ as the best model for managing time. Yet, Jesus was so effective in His earthly ministry of only 33 years, especially the last three. He had to have a handle on how to spend time, and He is a wonderful model for us.
Jesus' model of time management is less a system and more a set of beliefs and attitudes that inspired appropriate action. To help us remember the JESUS model of time management, we will learn to modify our thinking and take the following actions to:
- J - Jettison Time
- E - Enjoy Time
- S - Spend Time
- U - Use Time
- S - Surrender Time
Each lesson has 4 elements to help you consider and apply the concepts as you spend TIME with the chapter:
- T - Turn to - Scripture passage to read
- I - Investigate - Thoughts on the topic for the day
- M - Meditate - a memory verse and questions for reflection and discussion
- E - Express - a prayer to start your own conversation with God about the topic.
Space is also provided at the end of each chapter for you to journal your thoughts and prayers about each topic.
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