TIME and TIME again

Had a discussion with a young man the other day about how important it is for us to grow in Time Management as a life skill. But as we talked, we realized that it was actually quite impossible to “manage time” because as they say “time and tide waits for no man” and whether we can manage “time” or not, “Time” flies and “Time” keeps moving on. Thus it is not so much TIME MANAGEMENT skills that we really need but TIME DISCIPLINE.

Is there a difference and why? I see it this way….

TIME Management tends to puts the onus or blame on “time”. Like “I have no time” “wow, time flies” and “I just cannot find enough time to get it done” – it basically means that we “put the blame” on “Time”, like a commodity or product that we need to manage or like an animal or creature that we need to tame.

Whereas TIME Discipline points the finger back at ourselves. How are we managing ourselves in the context of the “Moving Time” God has given us. I see this paradigm shift as an important perspective that will help us “manage time” as it is therefore "us" that is the issue and not time. This brings us to the root of the issue and a lot more empowering than just blame shifting.

Yes, sometimes it just takes a little shift in our point of view that can help bring about breakthroughs in our lives. Small things DO make Big Differences.

Psalm 90:12 (NLT) “Teach us to make the most of our time, so that we may grow in wisdom.”

The Key Application word here is “Teach us”.