James 4:14

“Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.”

Time. It is arguably our most valuable commodity. Even the bible says so.

Unlike treasured gems, precious metals, and any other prized possessions, time can’t be hoarded, collected, earned, or bought with hard work, money, dignity, or our soul. It slips away whether or not we choose to pack meaning into it. Use it or lose it, so goes the saying.

I like using the below analogy in reference to how important time is to us.

“Imagine there is a bank, which credits your account each morning with ksh 86,400, carries over no balance from day to day, allows you to keep no cash balance, and every evening cancels whatever part of the amount you had failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every pence, of course!

Well, everyone has such a bank. Its name is Time.

Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft. Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the records of the day. If you fail to use the day’s deposits, the loss is yours.”

Therefore, it is never the case of us not having enough time to do things, but the case of whether we want to do it.

Call Up Your Inner Sage

• Take a minute to list what you’d like to accomplish while being realistic about how long each item will take to complete.
• Show up for things that matter.
• Multi-task (laundry, dishes, simultaneously with little or no drama).
• Let efficiency increase naturally (don’t force it).
• Start with things that have an urgent deadline.
• Partner with another taskmaster and take turns doing each other favors.
• Make chores fun

Taking on too much and feeling scattered in a million directions are typical symptoms of having unclear goals and priorities. Effective time-management allows for more time to be spent on extracurricular activities like church callings, service and relationships.

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