The Key to Time Management

“It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God. And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles: Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James and John; and Philip and Bartholomew; and Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot; Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place; and there was a large crowd of His disciples, and a great throng of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were being cured. And all the people were trying to touch Him, for power was coming from Him and healing them all.”
Luke 6:12-19

You won’t find a Bible passage that says Jesus rushed or ran. He never dashed to keep an appointment or scrambled to finish a task. He did exactly what He needed to do in just the right amount of time - never early, never late. He was never too busy to meet unexpected needs.

For a Savior with so much to do in so short a time, this unhurried approach may seem surprising. Three years was all He had to complete His ministry. And constantly the needy crowds were pushing to get to Him, desperately seeking His attention.

What was His secret? Jesus knew who sustained Him and kept Him on track. “He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God” (verse 12). It was God the Father who set His pace and directed every step. As a result, spending time with His Father was more important to Jesus than anything else. The next day He was refreshed and ready to begin the Sermon on the Mount.

The key to time management is time spent with God. When you give Him first place each day in prayer and reading His Word, He helps you discern what’s important to Him and accomplish it on time. Are you letting the Lord set your agenda? His schedule is always best.