Let’s remember that we are stewards of God’s vineyard here
on earth. As such we have been given enough powers to undertake our
work. We have intelligence and will, very powerful faculties that
would enable us to do a great variety of things.
Just like the servants in the parable of the talents, we
have been given by God, our master, enough talents and gifts for us to
make use of. Let’s try our best to be like those servants who managed
to trade with those talents and gained also as much. Let’s remember
that with what God has given us, we are quite powerful!
Since God has made us stewards of our own life, we need to
learn how to manage the many resources entrusted to us so that we can
be fruitful and productive in this life. Let’s remember that God will
always ask us to account for what he has given us.
Among these resources, our time occupies a prominent and
crucial place and plays a strategic role. It has been said that time
is very precious because once it has passed, it can never be
recovered. Some saints have regarded time not only as a treasure but
also as glory, depending on how it is used.
We have to be really good in managing our time, being clear
about the proper motives, priorities and standards in the use of time.
The motives should be none other than love of God and others. The
priorities should always be God first, then others, then ourselves.
And the standards should be such that at the end of the day
we can ‘harvest’ a good crop that at bottom is a matter of growth in
sanctity and apostolic zeal. We should be clever enough that, though
they have their objective value, we do not get too entangled with the
technicalities involved.
In this regard, I suppose having daily plans and strategies
would greatly help us. We always need some structure to guide us and
facilitate things. This way we minimize getting distracted along the
way.
We need to spell out as clearly as possible our goals, both
the immediate and the long-term, as well as the means that we need. We
have to know how to distinguish between what has absolute value to us
and what only has relative value.
What we should avoid at all costs is to waste time when we
find ourselves idle and not knowing what to do, and in the process
inviting all sorts of temptations to feast on us. This is a common
phenomenon that we have to learn to overcome.
We should always be on the move, promptly doing what ought
to be done in any given moment. This can require us to be fit
physically, mentally, emotionally, for which a certain time may be
allotted to do the appropriate exercises in the different aspects of
our life.
That’s why we really have to be good at planning and
strategizing our day, so we can attend to this need without
compromising the other more important activities, or without getting
confused and eventually lost.
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