Leading Your Time

Time.  Have you ever asked yourself where has it gone?  I do all the time.  As a pastor, church planter, father, husband, boss, son, soccer coach...Now, I think you get the picture.  Time is a commodity that seems to disappear as soon as it appears.  Because time is precious it requires us to use it wisely.  Not using our time wisely can lead to self-destruction, team destruction, and mission drift.  Furthermore, I have seen a large number of men and women fall because of their looseness with time management.

Below are a few questions to mull over to help you use time wisely without overwhelming yourself.

• Do you have a tendency of letting life happen or do you plan ahead to maximize your fruitfulness everyday?
• Do you make choices on what feels good in the moment or through wise counsel; based on the most recent idea you just read or based on Scripture?
• Do you strategize the use of your talents for personal attention or for the benefit of your family, church, and your team?
• Do you have a tendency to sacrifice the "what can be" for "what is now?"
• Do you try to please everybody or do you consider who God is asking you to serve?
• Do you evaluate every opportunity or do you do whatever you need to do to get ahead?
• Do others compete for your time or do others suffer from you time?

What other questions have you found helpful when it comes to the usage of time?