“Am I being a good steward of my time?” This question starts many a journey.

Witness my own marriage. I look back with fondness to the time I recognized that I was well on my way to becoming a compulsive worker just as my husband was finally traveling in the opposite direction toward the light hearted, impulsive decade of 40!

Yet, with laughter aside, the stewardship of time is an inquiry of magnitude. One that has not only helped to form the dimensions of my gift of hospitality, but has defined the parameters of my personality as well. I am becoming a good manager of my time, and through that, of my life.

Life Response

1. An excellent book on time management for Christian women has been written by Pat King. It is titled, How Do You Find the Time, and can be ordered from Amazon by clicking on this link.

2. If you have never charted your time or activities, do so now. Buy a notebook and log the way your precious days pass. Continue this for several weeks in order to gain a fair understanding.

3. Also take a few moments to list your personal goals. What is it you want to do with your life? What things are important?

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Award-winning author Karen Mains continues to write content for her Christian blog, "Thoughts-by-Karen-Mains." In so doing, she desires to touch the lives of Christian women and men and help them find ways to walk closer with the Lord Jesus Christ. In addition, through silent retreats, spiritual teaching, women’s retreats, Christian vacation opportunities, and other ministry activities, Karen helps each Christian woman and man receive vital spiritual food.

Karen has long had an interest in Christian hospitality and is the author of the best-selling book, Open Heart, Open Home.

Through her Hungry Souls ministry, Karen serves as a spiritual coach to many Christian women and men, and teaches a mentor-writing class. And, through the Global Bag Project, she is working to develop a network of African women who sew exquisite cloth reusable shopping bags. This microfinance women opportunity helps provide a much-needed sustainable income for struggling African families. For more information on this critically important project, please click here.

For decades, Karen and her husband, David, have served God through religious communications—radio, television, and print publication. The are the co-authors of the Kingdom Tales Trilogy: Tales of the Kingdom, Tales of the Resistance, and Tales of the Restoration. To find many valuable resources for pastors and churches at the Mainstay Ministries main website, please click here.

Likewise, pastors will find special resources to help them prepare effective, life-transforming Sunday sermons by visiting David Mains’ website by clicking here.

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