FROM BEGINNING TO END - PART 3

WESNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2025

Reference: Ecclesiastes 3:11 New International Version (NIV)

"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end."

Today's article is still focused on the first segment of our referenced Scripture:

"He has made everything beautiful in its time."

Your commitment to managing time is critical to streamlining your functionalities or operations on earth. So how do you manage time properly? By first of all, investing quality time of indulgence in God's presence - who makes everything beautiful in its time. And if that is the case, it implies that He understands the mystery of arranging the events of your life in the right order which they can occur in time. To that effect, the Proverbial edition of Solomonic inspired utterance reads:

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

and do not rely on your own understanding.

Acknowledge Him in all your ways,

and He will make your paths straight" (Proverbs 3:5-6 NET).

The approach embedded in the above versified passage can be applied to all aspects of life, including careers, business activities, child upbringing, academic endeavour, leadership, personal well-being and more, which denotes that acknowledging God in such ways empowers us to achieve greater impact with significant evidence in time. This particular trust means to obey God wholeheartedly - in a way that is consistent with the authority of His Word, while the acknowledgment is a clear indication of aligning and identifying with His ways and will, which means that you've committed Him to make everything beautiful in its time, by perfecting all that concerns you.

Secondly, managing time is vitally inescapable if you want to achieve meaningful results in life. It involves making deliberate effort to prioritize the most essential activities in your daily routine. This equally entails saying "no" to non-incumbent activities and issues of nugatory consideration, and "yes" to the most pivotal commitments with more significant implications; an action that emphasizes the ability to distinguish between what truly and urgently matters and what is merely normal and distracting, thereby ensuring that your choices align with God's purpose for your life.

The Bible says, "Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil" (Ephesians 5:15-16 ESV).

Beloved, you can only walk carefully, living a life of honour, purpose and courage, and shunning those who tolerate and enable evil - by acknowledging God in all your ways. And its only the wise: sensible, intelligent, discerning people that make the very most of their time on earth, recognizing and taking advantage of the right, divinely inspired opportunities and thus, utilising them with wisdom and diligence. Stay tuned for part 4. Shalom!

Scripture Reading - Psalm 39:5; Proverbs 14:8; Psalm 90:10; Colossians 4:5.

Guided Prayer:

In Jesus' Name, I declare that I intentionally redeem the time, thereby making conscious choices to stamp out activities with trivial values and concentrate on those that are needful. Hence, I'm gratefully equipped with the ability to live and function with clear purpose and unbroken focus, ultimately leading to a more fulfilling and impactful Christian life, according to the power of God at work in me, Amen!