Luke 21:34 (NLT)
34 “Watch
out! Don’t let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the
worries of this life. Don’t let that day catch you unaware,
Job 9:25 (NCV)
25 “My days go by faster than a runner;
they fly away without my seeing any joy.
they fly away without my seeing any joy.
Read
Daniel 5:1-7,25,26.
Our
days are numbered.
Anything
that you think you have a lot of will be squandered.
Our
days get out of balance.
Our misuse of our time will cost us something.
1. We must refocus on what matters most.
Ask what will
it matter a 100 years from now?
A. Relationships matter.
Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NLT)
12 A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two
can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided
cord is not easily broken.
B. Purpose
matters.
Acts 20:24 (NLT)
24 But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for
finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the
Good News about the wonderful grace of God.
Your design will
determine your destiny.
Psalm
139:16 (NLT)
16 You saw me before I was born.
Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out
before a single day had passed.
Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out
before a single day had passed.
C. Eternity
matters.
Matthew 13:44 (NLT)
“The Kingdom of Heaven is like
a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid
it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.
The field is eternity.
2. Reduce the
none-essentials.
We need a not to do list.
Remove a not to do when you add a to do on your to do list.
Ecclesiastes 4:6 (NLT)
6 And yet,
“Better
to have one handful with quietness
than two handfuls with hard work
and chasing the wind.”
than two handfuls with hard work
and chasing the wind.”
If
you learn how to say no, you'll trade popularity with respect.
Refocus.
Reprioritize
my life.
If I don't do it someone else will. The order is
important. Order determines capacity.
Matthew 6:31-33 (NLT)
31 “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we
eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’
32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly
Father already knows all your needs.
33 Seek the Kingdom of God] above
all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
Order communicates priority.
Revelation 2:2-4 (NLT)
2 “I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and
your patient endurance. I know you don’t tolerate evil people. You have
examined the claims of those who say they are apostles but are not. You have
discovered they are liars.
3 You have patiently suffered for me without quitting.
4 “But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or
each other as you did at first!
Order impacts the rest.
Proverbs 3:6-10 (NLT)
6 Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take.
and he will show you which path to take.
7 Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.
Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
8 Then you will have healing for your body
and strength for your bones.
Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
8 Then you will have healing for your body
and strength for your bones.
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the best part of everything you produce.
10 Then he will fill your barns with grain,
and your vats will overflow with good wine.
and with the best part of everything you produce.
10 Then he will fill your barns with grain,
and your vats will overflow with good wine.
Matthew 11:28-29
28 Then Jesus said, “Come
to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you
rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and
gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
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