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39(Ephesians 2:10) I want to find my shape and spend as much of my time doing that which I know God wants me to do because he's given me strength to tackle those tasks.F. Budget time in advance.Solomon said \(Proverbs 21:5) There's a financial implication in that proverb, but look at it, he says, if you plan ahead, it will profit your whole life. If you do everything in haste, you're going to have problems. I have learned the hard way that the principle elements of my time need to be on the calendar eight weeks in advance of the date. Do you know the type of things that need to be budgeted in advance? a.Spiritual disciplines. b.Time with spousec.Time for my children and their activities d.Friendships e.Rest and recreationThis may be the most critical of the seven laws because budgeting time in advance allows me to take control of my time, it allows me to allocate time with God, it allows me to focus on my goals and it allows me to deal with the important over the urgent ifI do it ahead of time. The plans of the diligent lead to profit, but haste will cause poverty.G. Busier is not better. There is aexample found in Exodus 18. When Moses' fatherinlaw, Jethro, came to see Moses, the leader of the Children of Israel, Moses was judging two to three million Israelites from sun-up to sundown. Don't you know Moses was glazed over by the end of the day? Jethro said, \Moses how to break it down into different divisions.Are you too busy doing good things to be effective? Are you spending your time as God would have you spend it? Are you like a hamster on his little wheel?I found a little parody of the 23rd Psalmwhich may help you remember to be effective not just busy. It goes like this:The clock is my dictator, I shall not rest.It makes me lie down only when exhausted.It leads me to deep depression, it hounds my soul.It leads me in circles of frenzy for activity's sake.