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Healthy attitudes of good managers 

Our times are in His hand as Psalm 31 verses 15 tells us. So we must make the best use of the time that God gives to us each day.

We must seize every opportunity God gives us “as long as it is still called ‘Today’” (Hebrews 3:13). This concept is called “stewardship.” 

Ephesians 5:16 tells us to redeem our time. We must make wise and sacred use of every opportunity for doing good, so that zeal and well doing are as it were the purchase money by which we make the time our own. Thus, we will be good managers of our time.

It is God’s desire that we organize our time according to the priorities of God first, others (spouse, children, family, and then friends) and myself second When we adjust our time to our God-given priorities, we find much more satisfaction in life because we are focusing on what really matters, namely our relationships with those we love and care about.

God has made each one of us uniquely different. Our natural talents and spiritual gifts are given to us by God. So we must seek for ways we could use these to build His kingdom.

But the sad reality is that many people have never really explored who God has made us to be. The abilities are there but are never discovered and never utilized, or we take it for granted not thinking that it is anything special. Most people have not tapped into all the potential God has given us. That is a bad manager. A good manager knows what he is entrusted with and manages it well.

Not only are we born with natural abilities, but also the Bible tells us we are given special abilities called spiritual gifts. The Holy Spirit gives us these special gifts as he chooses to build up His kingdom. God creates every person with natural abilities; however, spiritual gifts are given only to those who have faith in Christ. It is indeed very sad that few people have known and are using the spiritual gifts that God has given them.

One of Satan’s most effective delusions is the idea that happiness consists in the things that we possess. Through his deceitfulness, he has erected a golden calf, an idol called materialism. But we must realize that money cannot buy happiness. Money cannot give eternal life nor real meaning in life 

Our treasure belongs to God. It is not our money, but it is His money that He has given to us. So we must make wise eternal investments. By giving back a portion of what we have received from Him, we’re acknowledging His ownership of it.

Quote: “When you invest your time, talent and treasure in the eternal, your investments have a divine return.” Tony Evans

Prayer: Lord help me to be a good manager of the time, talent and treasure that you have entrusted me with. Amen