“Time is relative. In human life, time is experience. The faster you archive a significant experience to your memory, the more you live in the same clock time. In physics, the experience is represented by the distance traveled, and this entire thing is called the Relativity of Time. I want to age and die through archiving my experiences, not watching my biological clock. Please don’t waste my clock time with mediocrity and egotism; let me use it towards serving others.” ~ Alper Mazun
We each have at our disposal 8,760 hours a year, 730 hours a month, 168 hours in a week, and 24 hours in a day. Everyone gets to choose how they will use their time. The question is, do we use our time wisely? If we were to allow a professional timekeeper to follow us around for a year, a month, or even a day, they would reveal how much time we waste on foolish things. Unfortunately, we never get this time back, and we lose it if we fail to use it.
“Anyone who takes your time is a thief. Protect your time; it’s what makes up your life.” ~
Why do we waste so much time? The answer, “time vampires.” There are two kinds of time vampires that threaten our lives. First, there are time vampires brought to life by our poor habits and time management skills. We have developed many poor habits over time that have developed into time-sucking vampires. The second is the people (time vampires) that we allow to waste our time. In both cases, the responsibility falls back on our shoulders; we are the keeper of the time vampires, and we get to choose if the time vampires stay or if they go.
Written schedules, well-defined goals, accountability partners, and boundaries with others serve as the tools necessary to gain back control of our time and to finally put a stake in the hearts of those time vampires once and for all. We are in charge of our time, and therefore responsible for every second of our lives, so we must take ownership of our time, throw away our blame list, and quit making excuses.
What is the proper use of our time? Well, it’s best to start our day by giving our time to God. Then invite our family to weigh in on how our time should best be spent. Next, plan our day, utilize a detailed schedule that we live by, and never waiver. Lastly, we must leave room in our day to love and serve our neighbors. We are called first and foremost to love God and love our neighbor, so we must prioritize our lives in a spiritual and balanced manner. Our time management skills must please God and do justice for our families and neighbors.
Lord, I now turn my time, schedule, calendar, and life over to you. Please remove the time vampires from my life that compromise my life and keep me from properly loving and serving You, my family, and the people about me. I want to be efficient with the time I have left here on earth. Thank you in advance for making the necessary changes in my life, which will help me manage my time along spiritual lines. In Your Spirit and Your name, I pray these things. Amen.
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