WHO IS GOING TO STOP IT, IT RUNS NON-STOP

It is often said that “time and tide wait for no one” Time is one phenomenon that has been provided equally to every individual-male and female, the rich and the poor, the highly placed and the lowly placed. Everyone has twenty-four hours each day and one hundred and sixty-eight hours each week to accommodate all daily engagements- our fellowship with the lord, upbringing of our children, fellowship with our families , service to the Lord, domestic activities, secular activities, social function, recreation, relaxation and sleep. No matter how numerous and intensive these activities are, time cannot be hastened, slowed or hook down. We cannot hoard or hold it, nor can we stretch or lengthen it. It is recourse that we must spend the moment we receive it. Once we fall to spend it, it is wasted and gone forever.

For the wise people on earth and the believers, the word of God quickly advise, “see then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fool but as wise, redeeming the time because the days are evil”( Ephesians chapter 5 versus 15- 16). This goes beyond being efficient in the performance of our daily activities: it is making the most of every opportunity to please the Lord an having an attitude to life that sees every situation as a perfect occasion to do God’s will and influence others for Christ, (Ecclesiastes chapter 9:10) said “Whatever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy mighty; for there is no work, nor device nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest”.

To glory the Lord in our daily activities and maximize our daily achievements, we must purposefully plan the use of our time. To do this, we must;

1. Have a schedule of our activities arranged in order of priority for each day
2. Have an action plan to guild us without wasting time ( this help to avoid the mistake of starting the day with the least important work leaving other useful and more important work for remaining part of the day)
3. Work according to a definite plan, knowing that if we fail to plan , no matter how hard will work, we will achieve little.
4. Endeavour to work by strict but realistic deadlines which seek to force us to finish a job within the stipulated time frame
5. Consciously avoid or, at least. Minimize time-wasting activities that add little or no value to our work. These include: procrastination (postponing to another tome an action that can be most beneficially taken now), frequent and lengthy telephone discussion which add little or nothing to achieving our daily goals; lack of self-discipline whereby we are unable to stick to a task until it is finished;  and lack of concentration or focus on task that are most important .

Above all, we must pray that God gives us the wisdom to manage our precious time very well, to honor his glorious name and fulfill His heavenly plan for our lives.

Christ Jesus commands every believer to “occupy till I come.” This is invariably means that we must someday give account of the stewardship of our time to the Lord. Thus, we must pray like Jesus when He was on earth