Tim Challies’ book Do More and Better gives us a practical guide to a productive life, but not productivity, but productivity in the light of the Bible, which aims to glorify God and do good to people through everything. what we do in our daily lives. I thought about productivity before I read this book. I think Challies’ advice, both theoretical and practical, will certainly be as useful to your life as it was to mine. Here are 20 quotes from the book that caught my eye the most:
1. “The simple fact is that you are not the center of life itself. You’re not the star of your show. If you live for yourself, for your own comfort, for your own fame and your own fame, you ignore your true God created you for his glory?(13)
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- Your good deeds are like a light.
- And when that light shines.
- It shows God.
- When people see this light.
- It’s not up to them to look at you and say.
- “It’s amazing!”It’s amazing!? It’s up to them to look at God and say.
- “It’s unbelievable!”(14).
He does not glorify God only when He speaks of Him, when He shares the gospel with others, or when He raises his hand in public worship. All these actions are good, but they are not the only ways to glorify God. Are you glorifying God when you do good deeds?(14)
If you can glorify God in all areas, you must glorify God in all areas. There is no area in your life where you do not have the ability to do good to people or glorify God. (17)
5. Si want an excuse to be unproductive, you’re sure to find it, and even if you can’t find it, you’ll eventually make one up. (22)
6. La laziness and overoccupation are problems that arise from within. Do the flaws of our character develop in our lives? ( 24)
7. “You must structure and organize your life so that you can do as much good as possible for people and thus glorify God to the fullest. (26)
8. “God calls you to productivity, but to the right kind of productivity. He calls you to be productive for him, not for you. (27)
9. “Although time is so limited, the different possibilities of time use are limitless. Productivity depends on promoting peace in each of the different tasks that we could prioritize at any time. “(29)
10. As Christians, we have a mission. Our mission is to do good to people in a way that glorifies God, this is our goal in the broadest sense, but we must find ways to accomplish this mission in the details of life. (38)
Its main goal in productivity is not to do more things, but to do more good. In general, your ability to do good to people is greater when you have fewer obligations and projects than when you have more (42).
12. ?Have you heard the old adage: “Anyone who does not plan is planning to fail?”If you’re not planning anything, you shouldn’t be surprised if you can’t accomplish anything. (84)
13. “Will a person who lives conscious of the presence of God, who lives under the authority of God and who wants to glorify God, be very motivated to do good?To do everything possible for the good of the people” (85)
14. Doing things is not only about managing your time, but also about managing your energy; in many vocations and in many situations of life, energy, not time, is the most valuable good (91).
15. No exist in this world to perform tasks; you exist to glorify God by doing good to people. Always remember this important truth. (93)
16. One of the most common misconceptions about productivity is that productive and organized people always meet deadlines, never have to ask for the deadline to be extended and never feel exhausted at the end of the week, but that is not the right way to measure productivity. Why not? Because God is sovereign and you are not. ? (94)
17. Prayer is important. In fact, it is more than important; It is absolutely essential. The Bible teaches that prayer is God’s means of accomplishing His will. When we pray, God acts. Prayer is an indispensable part of biblical productivity because it leads us to recognize that God is sovereign in all our plans and asks God to help us make wise decisions that honor God. (95)
18. As Christians, we are called to serve God by serving people; We are slaves or servants of God and are called to imitate Jesus Christ, who joyfully served us in a more expensive and meaningful way (102).
19. “We must look after the interests of others” and serve others. Why? Because we want to be like Christ, who served us, leaving the presence of his Father, becoming human, living on this sinful planet, suffering a terrible death and facing God’s wrath for sin. If Christ has served us in so many ways, who should we deny each other the slightest act of service?(102)
20. As human beings created in the image of God and Christians saved by the grace of God, we have an extraordinary privilege: we have the joy and responsibility to manage our gifts, talents, time, energy and enthusiasm for the good of people and for the good of people. glory of Dios. Es your privilege and that’s your goal. ?(110)