Feel like there's never enough time and wonder where the days keep going? In this episode, discover how wise living means making the most of your time, saying "no" to good things so you can say "yes" to the best.

Have you ever reached the end of a week and wondered where all the time went?

You were busy every day, emails, meetings, tasks, demands, but the things that matter most got pushed aside again. Time with God. Time with family. Rest. Reflection. The urgent kept winning, and the important kept losing. Everyone is busy, but few people feel like they're actually spending their time wisely.

In this episode, we look at the work of Charles Hummel, a college administrator who noticed the same troubling pattern in the mid-20th century. In his classic booklet Tyranny of the Urgent, Hummel argued that the key to wise time stewardship is learning to distinguish between what's urgent and what's truly important, because they're often not the same thing. He pointed to Jesus as the model. Jesus never seemed rushed. He said no to crowds when it was time to pray. He walked away from demands when it was time to rest. He finished His mission without doing everything people wanted Him to do.

Through Hummel's insight and Ephesians 5:15–16, you'll see that making the most of your time doesn't mean doing more; it means doing what matters most and letting the rest wait.

BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL DISCOVER:

1. Why being busy and being wise are not the same thing, and how to tell the difference
2. How the "tyranny of the urgent" quietly steals time from your deepest priorities
3. Practical ways to protect time for what matters most before the urgent demands take over

You cannot do everything, not even all the good things. But you can do the right things. That's what wise living looks like.

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