Today I will:
"Be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil” Ephesians 5: 15-16 (NASB)
Far too often we underestimate the most valuable commodity we have been given so freely once we are born-the irreplaceable gift of time. Think about it for a moment: If we lose money, we can always work or invest to replace it; lost time, however, is gone forever. Yet, while it seems that advice about investing money abounds, when is the last time you saw a television commercial for someone offering to help you invest your time?
It has been said more than once that there are basically three things that we can invest for a return or give to help others: our time, our talents, and our treasure. Of these three, time is the most precious. In fact, all of us who work at a job are actually trading our time and talent for a paycheck. Those who build companies from the ground up and those who spend their lives working for minimum wage both have the same amount of time, but they've chosen to invest it in different ways.
Only a foolish person would invest something without hoping that it would provide a return of some sort, whether that return be for themselves or for someone else. What are you investing your time in today? Who will benefit from it? As you make out your schedule today-both for work and home-take a minute to ask yourself what you are investing in and who will benefit. What can you do to improve the return on your time investments?