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Get Fit for Life

Part 2: A Matter of Time -- Taking Control of Your Life

January 11, 2004

Are you a "Time Embezzler?"

Basics of Time Management

1.    Keep a                                          for appointments and tasks

2.                         your week by making a To Do List

3.                                                       each item on your list each week and every day

Benefits of Time Management

  •     Reduce                               

  •     Reduce                          

  •     More                 in what you do

  •     Learn to say "           "

  •     Spend time more                               

  •     Set                                               goals

    Moving Beyond The Symptoms -- Tackling the Real Issues

    We are prone to over commitment because we long for                      and we long to prove our                          .

    The Bible Offers New Perspective --                                               and                                     Life

    The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
    John 10:10

    . . . but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
    John 4:14

    "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
    John 3:16

    Obtaining Life Is The                                          Of What You Would Expect.

    Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still."
    Exodus 14:13-14

    "Be still, and know that I am God;
    Psalm 46:10

    For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- not by works, so that no one can boast.
    Ephesians 2:8-9

    "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
    Matthew 11:28

    Prioritize Your Life God's Way

    1.    Time with                

    2.    Time with                               

    3.    Time at                     

    4.    Time for