Making My Time Really Count in 2021

In Colossians 4:5 I read, “Use your time in the best way you can.” (ICB)

If you want to get ready to be used by God, first you need to get to know Jesus Christ. Then I need to use my time in view of eternity.

Colossians 4:5 says, “Use your time in the best way you can” (ICB). Time is my most precious resource. It’s far more important than money. I can get more money, but I can’t get more time. I only have a certain amount allotted to me in this life.

I can’t make or borrow time. I can’t save it or extend it. I can only use it. Everyone has the same amount of time every week: 168 hours. I won’t be able to manage anything else in my life if I don’t learn how to manage my time well. My time is my life.

God is watching how I manage my time on earth to determine what he’s going to have me do in eternity.

One of Satan’s strategies is to get me so busy doing unimportant things that I don’t have time for the important things in life, preparing for eternity. If Satan can’t get me to be bad, he’ll just get me busy.

The Bible tells me exactly what I should be doing with my time: “My life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus” (Acts 20:24 NLT). 

God wants to use me, but he wants to make sure I’m investing my time in the most important things. This means using my time in view of eternity. Ask yourself, “How much of what I’m spending my time on is going to count five years from now or in eternity?” Use answers to this to refocus my time.

You have 362 days left in front of me during 2021. How can I use my time in view of eternity?

In summary, I need to use my time in the best way I can. In order for me tobe used by God, I need to know Jesus. Then use my time in view of eternity. For time is my most precious resource. It’s far more important than money, as I can get more money, but I can’t get more time. I only have a certain amount of time allotted to me in this life. I won’t make or borrow time. I can’t save or extend it. I can only use it. Everyone in this life has the same amount of time every week: 168 hours. I won’t be able to manage anything else in my life if I don’t learn how to manage my time well. My time is my life and God is watching how I manage my time on earth to determine what he’s going to have me do in eternity. One of Satan’s strategies is to get me so busy doing unimportant things that I don’t have time for the important things in life. If Satan can’t get me to be bad, he’ll just get me busy. For my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus” God wants to use me, but he wants to make sure I’m investing my time in the most important things. How much of what I’m spending my time on is going to count five years from now or in eternity? It's time to refocus my time. I have 362 days left in 2021. How will I use my time in view of eternity?

As I focus on this, I realize that the only time I’m spending in light of eternity is in my quiet times. I ask you Father, to help me refocus my time moving forward on the things that will last for eternity. I will embrace the opportunity to lead a small group or at least become part of one so that I’m not isolated by helping to facilitate relationships with you. Also, I need to be conscious of my conversations with others, to be of assistance and to help out. I ask you Father for wisdom and guidance for my day, my work, my leadership and my interactions with others. These things I ask for in your Son Jesus’ name, amen.