Taking Care of Time

1 Corinthians 14:33

The New International Version (Chapter 14)

33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace

The New International Version Chapter 3

There is a time for everything,

and a season for every activity under the heavens:

2 a time to be born and a time to die,

a time to plant and a time to uproot,

3 a time to kill and a time to heal,

a time to tear down and a time to build,

4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,

a time to mourn and a time to dance,

5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,

a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

6 a time to search and a time to give up,

a time to keep and a time to throw away,

7 a time to tear and a time to mend,

a time to be silent and a time to speak,

8 a time to love and a time to hate,

a time for war and a time for peace.

The New International Version Psalm 90

12 Teach us to number our days,

that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

The New Revised Standard Version Renounce Pagan Ways

15 Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, 16 making the most of the time, because the days are evil. 17 So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Every time we say yes to something we are also saying no to something else.

Show me your schedule and I will show you your heart.

Our time we have is finite and not guaranteed, so we must be wise with how we use it.

Most of us have more than enough time to work with, even in busy seasons of life. We just have to reallocate our time to “seek first the kingdom of God,”7 not the kingdom of entertainment.

Comer, John Mark. The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry (p. 96). The Crown Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

you can make excuses or you can make progress, but you can’t make both.

Nieuwhof, Carey. At Your Best (p. 48). The Crown Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.