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Walk by Faith - Every Day. Make the Best Use of Your Time - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Not a simple test, like a COVID test - passed or not. Complex
        
        How we choose to use our time reveals whether we have faith, if we do have faith what the quality of our faith is.
        
        Time is a gift. All creation given the same. How I use that time reveals whether I have faith, and what the quality of my faith is
        
        Phil 1:20 - encouraged to make sure of the important things. As a Christian, what is the most imporant thing - worship/our relationship with Jah. When we build our life around that we prove we have faith.
    - - In the book of Ephesians. we see a further reason why all of us should give serious consideration to how we use our time. Eph 5:15,16
        
        Making the best use of our time - can we read the sutyd note together.
        
        More than just considering the actual minutes we have each day. Paul was saying use this team - this period of freedom - to worship God, carry out your ministry. This season, this time would end - why - becuase the days are wicked.
        
        Here is the question to ask yourself tonight to test your faith? . How am I using the limited time remaining before this system's end?
        
        Ephesus
        
        Pleasure obsessed
        
        "eat drink tomorrow we shall die."
        
        Rich commercial system. Big stadium. Could fit 250,000 people
        
        Today? Majority making sure of more important things - relationship with God.
        Making wise use of time?
        Recent study, adults in western country asked how they spend their time. Takeout essential activities, eating, working, sleeping:
        average person:
        4 hours a day watching TV
        Almost 4 hours using their smart phone
        2.5 hours on social media!
        Could rub us on us. This test, examine ourselves. Is this world effecting me. Honestly examine how we are spending our time.
        We do this with physical money, not always good with time.
        Gave you a gift of 1000 EURO
        Same with time:
        
        Look at opening part of study note Eph 5:15,16
        Ask yourself: ‘Is my focus on Bible reading and study, congregation meetings and family worship, the ministry, and the care of others? Or am I focused on recreation, entertainment, and social media?’Excessive recreation can limit one’s share in the Kingdom work or hold us back from doing more in the congregation
        Look out for TIME TRAPS
        Things that just swallow up time!
        Have you ever picked up your phone, gone through a few apps, checked news, emails, whatsapp, instragram, facebook, window shopping. Before you know it hour has passed? or two?
        Turn on the TV.
- - - - Could lose some time not listing things there
      - Even if we can afford wise to set limits
    - - Budget
        
        More important things. Everything connected to worship to Jehovah. Meetings, meaningful ministry. Preparation. Family Worship, Personal worship, Study, prayer, daily bible reading
      - Assess
        
        Monitor how much time you spend on recreation,
        
        excessive? You to analyse. Does it far exceed the time you spend on spiritual activities?
      - Adjust
        
        Look for ways to reduce time spent in non essential activities and increase time for other people.
        Jesus - limited time on earth. 33 years. I have already spent more time on earth than him. How did he spend his time? For others
        
        Use time expand ministry? Could I serve as an auxilary pioneer. Could I spend more time in bible reading?
        Preparation for meeting, commetn etc.
    - - We do have this with time
        
        Every day we wake up Jehovah has given us a fresh 24 hours.
        
        If we walk by faith and spend our time wisefy Jehovah says its OK tomrorow I will give you more. We cannot outspend what Jehovah is willing to give us in time - if we use it wisely.
        If we use it wisely, will not have buyers remorse. New system, anytime you spent for Jehovah you will not regret. Will you be able to say that about the time spent on tiktok, instagram or facebook?
        Brothers and Sisters, be determined to walk by faith every day and make wise use of our time.