REBOOT – to start (something) anew; to refresh (something) by making a new start or creating a new version; to make a fresh start; give fresh impetus or forward motion to something.
Psalms 51:12 | NKJV Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
Restore – Hebrew (sub – Pronounced Shoob) – A verb meaning to turn, to return, to go back, to do again, to change, to withdraw, to bring back, to reestablish, to be returned, to bring back, to take, to restore, to recompense, to answer, to hinder.
This word appears over 1058 times in the Old Testament.
Psalms 85:6 | NKJV Will You not revive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You?
Psalms 119:130 | NKJV The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.
Hebrew – someone that is naïve concerning the challenges and complexities of life.
Dictionary – not complicated or complex, free of deceit or guile, believing every word, UNCLUTTERED
To place all of this in its proper context, we must always remember that we are all called to be stewards or managers of our resources for God to accomplish His purpose in the earth.
Manage – the organization of the resource at your disposal to accomplish the desired purpose.
Simplifying your life is to make good choices, choosing those things that are needful to organize the resources of our lives.
The solution to a complicated life is to be a better manager of your life.
The resources of our lives can be categorized in three general areas:
- Time Management
- Resource Management
- Relationship Management
We can also see that the complications of our lives will show up in these three areas of our lives.
Proverbs 24:3-4 | AMPC (3) Through skillful and godly Wisdom is a house (a life, a home, a family) built, and by understanding it is established [on a sound and good foundation], (4) And by knowledge shall its chambers [of every area] be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
Knowledge – the acquisition of facts, truths and principles
Wisdom – applying knowledge to make good decisions
Understanding – to mentally organize, or arrange. The ability to arrange the information so that it connects with each other so that it makes sense to you.
Wisdom will not come until you are organized.
There are two phases to time management:
- Planning
- Implementation
There is something that we need to understand about the supernatural: God cannot do His part unless you start with your part.
Planning
Three major contributors to planning:
- Meditation
- Selectivity
It is seeking after what is vital, excellent and of real value. (Philippians 1:9-10 AMPC)
A lot of our lives are not being defined by the important – they are being defined by the urgent.
- Delegation
Delegate the responsibility of time-consuming tasks to someone else freeing your time.
Implementation
Three major contributors to implementing your plan:
- Be single-minded in following your plan
Be determined in the pursuit of your plan.
Proverbs 4:25-27 | NKJV Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. (26) Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. (27) Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.
James 1:7 | TPT (7-8) When you are half-hearted and wavering it leaves you unstable. Can you really expect to receive anything from the Lord when you’re in that condition?
What is your time worth? Do you have a hard time saying “No”?
- Conserve your energy
Main drain of energy is tension anxiety or stress.
Philippians 4:6 | AMPC Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.
Isaiah 40:28-31 | ERV (28) Surely you know the truth. Surely you have heard. The LORD is the God who lives forever! He created all the faraway places on earth. He does not get tired and weary. You cannot learn all he knows. (29) He helps tired people be strong. He gives power to those without it. (30) Young men get tired and need to rest. Even young boys stumble and fall. (31) But those who trust in the LORD will become strong again—like eagles that grow new feathers. They will run and not get weak. They will walk and not get tired.
Waiting upon the Lord means to look to and for God with expectation.
- Walk in the light.
God is light.
James 1:17 | NKJV Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
What does this mean to us?
Ephesians 5:8 | NKJV For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
You are a spiritual being living in a natural world.
What happens when you put God first in your time management? We move closer to the light.
What happens when we walk in the light of God’s Word? We move closer to the light.
The word “walk” means to be occupied with God.