REDEEMING TIME

Julie. K Nsubuga

Psalms 39:5 (NIV)

“You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure.”

Managing our time is vital because of our years in this world. Our time in this world is limited. Time is the only thing that God gave us in common, therefore what we are or not is because of how we have managed our time because our time on earth isn’t everlasting. It is important we make the best possible use of our fixed time.

In Psalms 90:12 (NIV) David prays; “Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom”. A good way to gain wisdom is to learn to live each day with an eternal perspective knowing that we will have to give accountability to God who gave us this opportunity.

The burdens of this world cry for our attention, dragging us in different directions, making us waste this valuable gift called time on none or less important things. We forget the purpose we were created for. Ephesians 5:15-16 (NASB) says; “Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, 16 making the most of your time, because the days are evil.”

How do you redeem your time?

1. Planning: You must plan better, focusing on priorities, what do you want to become in the next 1-5 years? What do you need to get there? Who do you need to work with to get there? How will you measure success?  All these issues must be well documented

2. Positioning: To achieve your plan you need to work with some people or do certain things.  How have you positioned yourself with the right people? Where and who do you spend your time with?  You may have to drop some friends, some businesses, some jobs etc. to get to where you want to be. You may have to get out of your comfort zone and start networking to meet the right people that will help you succeed hence helping you use your time well

3. Value: Do you know your value or are you allowing people decide what your value is? You are a child of the most high King and should start believing and living like one, the Bible says He who is in us is stronger than he who is in the world. Are you living like one who has the strong God or one who is listening to the world’s weak statements about you and the weak price the world puts on your name, business etc.

4. Destiny: What is your destiny? Our ultimate goal should be to live in paradise with Christ Jesus. Paul says in Philippians 3:14 (NLT); “I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us”. Therefore whatever you do should be in line with achieving this goal not pleasing or compromising with the world for the sake of money or friends.

5. History: Forget the past, where you were born, married, went to school, do not look at your present situation but design a future basing on the word of God. God promised us a future and long life, he has good plans for us, to prosper us not to harm us so we need to work towards that and not be intimidated by what our current situation is.

Our prophetic message this year is “New World / Harvest Time” (Isaiah 60:17). Let’s stand on that word for the rest of the year, let’s go to him and remind him to create a new world for us, and usher us into our harvest. In fact Pastor clarified that this year - 2015, marks the beginning of the Harvest season for this church. Some will Harvest this year, others next year and some the other year. He hasn’t forgotten; he never lets his word return to him without accomplishing what he sent it to do.

God Bless you all