W06 - The correct use of time

     The theme that stood out to me during this week has to do with time and the valuable use of time. For an entrepreneur, time is critical the success or failure of meeting your goals. But time is also critical in the Lord’s plan of happiness. Time is the great constant in everyone’s lives. IT don’t stop, it doesn’t change, and it’s not repeatable, time is time.

     One of the major themes that stood out was understanding the value of time and how to prioritize the use of time in our lives. Several speakers spoke about the value of time. Several of them spoke about spending time the right way. But one speaker spoke specifically about the purpose of our lives and how time relates to it.

     Jan Newman, in the video “Loyalty to God and Family”, talks about time and how we spend it correctly through all the different parts of our lives. He talks about family time, time for church callings, work time, time for diversion and hobbies, etc. Then he explains the biggest mistake people make with time is pertains to times. When life gets really full, and there’s not enough time, we tend to compress and crunch down our engagement time in really important areas like family and church, so that we have time for work and hobbies.

     Jan refocuses us on the eternal perspective by explaining that there are two areas we can never compromise on: loyalty to the Lord, and our loyalty to our families. A specific example he gives is that we should never be too busy to take a calling in the church. He even goes so far to call rejecting a calling because are to busy at work, “the biggest mistake you will ever make”.

When talking about life, he clearly puts the components of our lives in the correct order with a single sentence. He says “Think of this a thousand years from now, no one is going to ask you what company you built, how much money you made, your greatest legacy will be your family and your service in the Kingdom of God.”

     Legacy is a powerful and precise word to use there.  A legacy is literally a gift or a bequest, that is handed down, endowed, or conveyed from on person to another. I asked myself would I want to hand down a company or a testimony to my children. The answer is obvious. Luckily, I am able to hand down both to my children is I manage my time well.