Today, Selwyn looks at our management of time as part of having a disciplined spirit. He reminds us that we should submit our time to God because it belongs to Him – this submission helps stop us thinking that our time is our time – to do with it as we want – waste it, if that’s our desire. Yet, as with all of God’s gifts, we should seek His help in using the time given to us, in the best possible way.
A good point which Selwyn makes in his introduction is that we don’t earn our salvation through good works rather it is because of our salavation that we THEN desire to do our Father’s will, and to work in His harvest field. Selwyn clarifies this issue as follows: “Salvation is by grace through faith. It is a gift – a gift of God offered to all who will believe. Yet although salvation is a gift, it also involves growth – a growth in character. And character is developed through discipline.”
He also warns us that we should not “become overbalanced on this (time management). Though we must learn to budget our time, we must do so without becoming too tight and rigid.” He gives the good advice that we should follow the example of Jesus in the way He kept His focus on the timing of His sacrifical death and resurrection but was not too rigid.
For example, when Mary came to Him at the wedding in Cana and said to Him, ‘They have no more wine.’ Jesus responded; ‘Dear woman, why do you involve me? My time has not yet come.’ (John 2:4) Yet, He went ahead and changed jars of water into wine.  He was flexible enough to respond to His mother’s request and also managed to keep His focus on the bigger picture. Is this a reasonable example?
My time – His time
Today, Selwyn looks at our management of time as part of having a disciplined spirit. He reminds us that we should submit our time to God because it belongs to Him – this submission helps stop us thinking that our time is our time – to do with it as we want – waste it, if that’s our desire. Yet, as with all of God’s gifts, we should seek His help in using the time given to us, in the best possible way.
A good point which Selwyn makes in his introduction is that we don’t earn our salvation through good works rather it is because of our salavation that we THEN desire to do our Father’s will, and to work in His harvest field. Selwyn clarifies this issue as follows: “Salvation is by grace through faith. It is a gift – a gift of God offered to all who will believe. Yet although salvation is a gift, it also involves growth – a growth in character. And character is developed through discipline.”
He also warns us that we should not “become overbalanced on this (time management). Though we must learn to budget our time, we must do so without becoming too tight and rigid.” He gives the good advice that we should follow the example of Jesus in the way He kept His focus on the timing of His sacrifical death and resurrection but was not too rigid.
For example, when Mary came to Him at the wedding in Cana and said to Him, ‘They have no more wine.’ Jesus responded; ‘Dear woman, why do you involve me? My time has not yet come.’ (John 2:4) Yet, He went ahead and changed jars of water into wine.  He was flexible enough to respond to His mother’s request and also managed to keep His focus on the bigger picture. Is this a reasonable example?