2. Big God Big Picture

3. Stressed outNo sleepEsp. if Conflict is coming

4. Short with my familyUnhappy and hyper-focusedAdrenaline running

5. Lack of faith?

6. Lack of faith?And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling- Paul, 1 Cor. 2

7. Lack of faith?What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?- Paul, Romans 7

8. Lack of faith?…we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn- conflicts on the outside, fears within- Paul, 2 Cor. 7

9. Not a message on fearOr having a bigger faithI'm preaching to myself

10. I do believeWhat we talk about todayHas the potential to help

11. Leaving LighthouseConversations for their goodThat hadn't happened before

12. Because I knewIt was overTime there was…up

13. One resourceOne reserveI can controlBut I can't get back

14. One resourceOne reserveI can controlBut I can't get backTime

15. Last weekYesterdayNow

16. The more you understandThe nature of time andThe brevity of lifeThe more free you becomeTo live as God intended

17. Our time is a stewardship

18. Our time is a stewardship- Entrustment- Belongs to God- We are responsible to him For how we use it

19. Our Time is BriefWhat is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes- James 4:4

20. The more you understandThe nature of time andThe brevity of lifeThe more free you becomeTo live as God intended

21. God loves us enoughTo place this in the scriptures…

22. …teach us to number our days    that we may gain a heart of wisdom- Psalm 90:12

24. Understanding Brevity andResponsibilityMeans wise living

25. Making prioritiesOf things that really matter

26. Hyper-focused?Not present for family?Stressed and not sleeping?

27. The more you understandThe nature of time andThe brevity of lifeThe more free you becomeTo live as God intended

28. Making prioritiesOf things that really matterWorrying less aboutWhat doesn't

29. Bills and PurchasesHealthSon and DaughterCarSpiritualRelationship with SpouseThe Voice/Hobbies/XBox

30. BillsHealthSon and DaughterCarSpiritual- affects every otherRelationship with SpouseThe Voice

31. The more you understandThe nature of time andThe brevity of lifeThe more free you becomeTo live as God intended

32. Focus on the importantDeal with the urgentTrust God in all of it

33. You've been lied toYour job/hobby/car/TVIsn't nearly as importantAs you think it is

34. People before thingsOthers before selfGod first in all things

36. What would you worry about less?What would you do different?

37. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own- Jesus, Matt. 6:34

38. Worry about tomorrowIs a thiefThat we give the permissionTo steal from today

40. “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”- you do not know what tomorrow will bring…

41. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.

42. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”

43. As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil- James 4:13-16

44. Living for tomorrowMeans today doesn't countNor do the people in it

45. The more you understandThe nature of time andThe brevity of lifeThe more free you becomeTo live as God intended

46. When God talks about timeHe talks about Foolishness and wisdom

47. What are God's prioritiesFor our time?What would he call "wise"?

48. Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil

49. Wise= making the best useOf the time God's givenWhile we have it

50. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is