DILIGENCE

Last night we had our youth pastor sit in for our regular pastor.

What a great guy. The Lord put this young man in the midst of us and he is definitely anointed to be part of the staff. In looking at him as an extention of an already awesome shepherd for God, our Pastor T, I envision as a team, they will be everything this community needs to be able to understand that everyone needs a Loving God in their life. We are definitely going to need a bigger boat, folks.

To get back to last night...we had a casual "town meeting" if you will, where there was interaction between Pastor B and us. In part of our discussions we talked about busyness. Diligence.

About being diligent in spending our time with God and the Word daily. In finding the time, or rather making the time, I should say. That is exactly what it really comes down to, doesn't it? Making time!!!!!!!!

I borrowed this fom a women's site and felt a need to share it. Maybe it could help some.

Man, woman or child ... beggar or king ... homemaker or business executive ... we are each given only 24 hours a day. The demands of the day may leave us feeling totally overwhelmed. The choices we make concerning our hours today will influence the landscape of our future.

Take this quiz to help you consider the wise use of your day.

What are the things in your life that you place great value on?

How do you determine your priorities in life?

What are your goals for now and for the future?

How do your priorties match up with your goals in life?

Does God fit in there, anywhere?

If someone was to look at your day timer, showing all of your day's activities, what would they determine your first priority to be?

What would they think your second priority is?

Your least important priority?

Make a list of the most important things that you want to accomplish this week.

What type of systems can you put in place to help you spend time on your priorities?

What are some ways to schedule in time for the things that you value the most?

Is God there, somewhere?

How do you handle interruptions to your schedule?
When making a schedule it is a good idea to leave some areas where you can be flexible and allow for unplanned activities. The purpose of a schedule is to protect yourself from overbooking and overextending yourself.

What protective mechanisms can you implement into your scheduling to help you with overbooking?

When are the times that you find yourself procrastinating?

What types of things do you seem to procrastinate for?

Describe a situation that you have been in that has been negatively affected because of procrastination.

How can you protect yourself from procrastination?

How do you practically budget time for family and fun?

How much quality time do you spend with your family or close friends?

How can you find ways to balance leisure time with work?

How can you fit in time for your own personal needs- physical, emotional, and spiritual- into your schedule?

Where is God in there?

When do you find it most difficult to say 'no' to a person or activity? As humans, we have limitations. Everyone is entitled to set boundaries.

What are some ways you can implement boundaries into your life?

What are some things in your life right now that you should be saying 'no' to?
How can delegating fit into good time management?
Delegating can help with personal organization and scheduling.

What are some tasks in your life right now that you can delegate?

What activities during your day would you rate as unproductive?
Share some practical time saving tips.

How often do you use these tips?

How can you apply these different tips to your life?

How can these tips improve your time management skills?

How can these tips help improve your time with God?


I talk to God everyday all day long in all my actions and decisions of everyday life and work. Every morning I say good morning Lord before my feet hit the floor. I truly do. But I do need to be more diligent in the area of spending that precious time needed to communicate w/God and spend more time in His Word.

Please pray for me in these areas:

Help me to always be diligent in spending that special time with God and His Word daily