TIME

When our daughter said, “shall we go out? “ No second thought. No tiredness or cold weather can stop! Let’s go.

T I M E (Excerpts from M.O.T.I.V.A.T.E.)

TIME builds relationships.

1. Prioritize the relationships that matter most.

– Jesus was intentional in spending time with His disciples. (Mark 3:14) He lived, taught, trained, ate, and ministered with them. Similarly, if we want to influence our family members and mentees, we need to be strategic and intentional about making ourselves “fully present” physically, and available to spend time with them.

2. More time equates to more influence.

– We see how Moses exemplified life-on-life discipleship. He spent a lot of time with Joshua, allowing Joshua to watch his life up close. As a result, Joshua was equipped and ready to take Moses’ place when the Israelites finally entered the promise land. (Numbers 11:28)

3. Quality time and quantity time go together.

– We will make time for our priorities. If our family is our priority, we will find the time – both quantity and quality – to spend with them. The more time we give to our family, the more opportunities we will have to build a closer relationship with them, and good relationships will translate to greater influence in their lives.

4. Be Available for “Magic Moments”

-These are times when you are together, and they suddenly open up. It is when people invite you to enter their private, inner life and let you know their deepest thoughts and personal concerns and ask life-changing questions. They happen naturally when we are available as we spend time together, build our relationship and earn their trust.

5. View time as an investment.

– Time spent with your family and disciples is an investment with eternal dividends . We will never have time unless we are intentional in making time. Having no time is a myth – we

will always find time for what is important to us.