Time Management

The Creation
•God does not procrastinate
• It is antithetical to his nature to procrastinate
•On one day he set aside time to make the things he created on
that day.
•He forethought something to make and then accomplished it
on that day.
•We are his creations and must reflect His nature. (Character
Development)
•We also need to accomplish our tasks in a set time what has
been given to us to.
•As students is this possible?
 Suggestions for character development
Proverbs 22:29
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand
before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Diligent ‫ ָמהִיר ָמהִר‬mahiyr (maw-here') (or mahir {maw-
here'} adj.
1. quick
2. (hence) skilful
Diligent ‫ָמהַר‬ mahar (maw-har') v.
1. (properly) to be liquid or flow easily

Mean- to be dark (as withholding light)

 The prophecy of Daniel 9

Mark 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at
hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

Jesus baptism 27 AD
Jesus crucifixion 31 AD
The gospel preached to the entire world 34 AD
Basic Point: Jesus is always on time.
Ephesians 5:15-17

15 See then that ye walk circumspectly (Diligent, perfectly), not

as fools, but as wise, Col 4:5; 16 Redeeming the time, because the
days are evil. Rom 13:11; 17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but
understanding what the will of the Lord is. Rom 12:2; 1Thess 4:3;

Can we redeem time?

How can we redeem time?

Redeeming ἐξαγοράζω exagorazo (ex-ag-or-ad'-zo) v.

1. to buy up, i.e. ransom
2. (figuratively) to rescue from loss (improve opportunity)
 Spirit of Prophecy
What is our Purpose
•Your Voice
•Your Time
•Your Influence
All these are Gifts to be used in winning souls to Christ.

“Everyone should study strict economy in the outlay of means

and should exercise even greater faithfulness in handling that
which belongs to another than he manages his own affairs.”
“There is no time now to fill the mind with theories of what is
popularly called higher education. The time devoted to that
which does not tend to simulate the soul to the likeness of
Christ is so much time lost for eternity. Shall we allow
unsanctified ambitions to take possession of the heart and lead
us to neglect the education required to meet the needs of this
day of peril.”
Unsanctified ambitions vs. Sanctified ambitions

Our ambitions must be very high

•Be the Best Lawyer

•Be the Best Doctor
•Be the Best Scientist
•Be the Best Teacher
•Be the Best Architect
•Be the Best Engineer

Need for souls = Likeness of Christ

“There is no time to engage in trifling amusements, the
gratification of selfish propensities. It is time that you are
occupied with serious thoughts. You can not dwell upon self
denying, self scarifying life of the world’s redeemer and find
pleasure in joking and jesting and wilding away your time in
foolishness.”

“I saw that we have no time to listen to fables while false

doctrine and dangerous teachings are impressed upon the
mind...”
“God has no use for lazy men, in his cause, he wants thoughtful,
kind and affectionate workers, indolence is prove of depravity.
Men who will unnecessarily take the precious hours of day light
for sleep; have no sense of the value of precious golden
moments.”

“Persons, who have not acquired the habit of close industry of

economy time, should have set rules to prompt them to
regularity and despatch.”
 Properties of Time

Time spent in Prayer – it is not a waste of time

•“every morning spend time to start your day in prayer”

•Economize time Vs Over Economizing your time

1.Use time wisely

•“Overcome slowness” there is no excuse for slow

boggling

“slow habits must be overcome “

 
“mind and heart must be in it.”
• Have enough time

“there is something to be learnt everyday as to improve

the manner of labour, so as to get through the work and
have time for something else. It is the duty of every
worker who is willing to give his strength, his mind and
intellect to that which he under takes to do. Some of you
are engaged in domestic labour are always at work. It is
not because they have so much to do, but they do not plan
in such a way to have enough time.”

Plan your time

“they should give themselves a certain time to accomplish

their task and make every move tell.”
“you may cultivate your powers to do the very best kind
of services and then you will find yourself in demand any
where and every where.”
•Necessity of thought and prayer

“Many even in their season of devotion fail receiving the

blessing of real communion with God. They are in too great
haste. With hurried steps they press through the circle of
Christ lovely presence, posing perhaps a moment within the
sacred presence, but not waiting for council. They have no
time to remain with their divine teacher with their burdens
they return to their work.”
“these workers cannot attain the highest success until they
learn the secrets of strength, they must give themselves time
to think and pray and to wait upon God for renewal of
physical, mental and spiritual power.”
•Pray
•Think
•Wait
(Proper time management)
•Exercise
If you exercise you will get smarter.

•Let God be your guide.

1.“In the expenditure of money, in the use of
time strength and opportunity let every
Christian look to God for Guidance”
2.This approach will improve your personal
relationship with God.

•We need to spend time improving our talents

and abilities.
Use your time to make yourself more
rounded.
•Constantly improve.

“Progress everyday continually”

“... each year they should developed a deeper piety,
a tender spirit, a greater spirituality and a more
thorough knowledge of Bible truth.”
 Practical Time Management Skills

1. Use your free time to memorize scripture

1.Meditate on Gods words

2.Think about Gods words
3.Go through a bible study in your head
4.Review and review scriptures in meditation
5.Memorizing large portions of scriptures
improves your memory
2. Make the day the day and the night the night

“There are young men and young women

who are very much opposing to order and
discipline. They pay no heed to rules of
rising and retiring at regular hours but burn
the mid night oil and then lie in bed in the
morning. Would it not be well to break up
the habit of turning the precious hours of
night into day by the use of artificial light?”
•3. Make memo and accomplish them.

1.Stress is not a result of a lot of things to do. Stress is

having a lot of things to do and not knowing want to do.”
2.Everything you need to do in a day put it down on
paper(in writing)
3.Do not lose the paper
“as far as it is possible it is better to consider your activities
through the day, make a memo of different duties that avail
your attention. Set apart certain time for doing of each duty.
Let everything be done with thoroughness, neatness, and
diligence.
1.If you don’t need to do it don’t do it
2.If you need to delegate it delegate it
Rules in writing your memo:
1.Do it
2.Delete it
3.Delegate it
5. Create new habits
1.“ If you are under the control of
slow movements (bungler), if your
habits are of a lazy order, you make a
long job out of a short one. It is the
duty of those who are slow to reform
and become more expeditious if they
will, they can overcome their
lingering habits.”
6. Have regular hours

a.“Men of God must be diligent in study, earnestly in

acquiring knowledge never wasting an hour. Through
persevering exertion they may rise to almost any degree of
eminence as Christians as men of power and influence but
many will never attain superior rank in the pulpit or in
business because of their .....”
Men of business can be truly successful only by having regular
hours for
i. waking up early in the morning everyday
ii. praying the same time everyday
iii. eating meals the same time everyday
iv. going to bed the same time everyday
b. the top 500 CEOs in the world agree with having regular
hours

c. imagine applying regular hours in doing God’s work

7. Use time twice
1.When waiting in line read a book
2.Memorize scripture
3.Employ every spare time to do something useful
for God
8. Rise up early
1.Wake up and pray in the mornings
“The bright early mornings are used by many in bed.
These precious hours once lost are gone never to
return, lost for time eternity.”
1.One hour lost each day = 365hours for the year = 2
weeks
“let those who slumber think of this and pause to
consider how he will give an a count to God for lost
opportunities.”
9. Detail the memo
Map out as much as possible every step of the day.
Rules in writing your memo:
a.Do it
b.Delete it
c.Delegate it
d.Detail it

10. Be useful
a.Think about ways you can be useful where ever you are.
b.Were you bored?
c.Are you uninterested in doing something for
others?
d.We need to start thinking efficiently and usefulness
e.Don’t wait for someone to tell you what to do.
f.How can I be useful for God?
g.How can I be useful in Advent Fellowship?
 Appeal
•Do you feel guilty?

•Have you wasted precious moments in the Past?

1. Emotionally
2. Academically
3. Spiritually
4. Mentally
5. Physically
1. Do you want to start thinking efficiently and
usefully about your use of time?
2.Do you want to sacrifice your time for Jesus
Christ?
3.Do you want to be successful for Jesus Christ?

4.Stand for a word of consecration to God.