The Man in the Mirror by Patrick Morley
Week 15: Chapter 14 — Time Management: Doing God's Will
Read Chapter 14 of The Man in the Mirror. Key passages: Psalm 90:12; Ephesians 5:15–17; Colossians 4:5.
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Morley argues that how a man spends his time is ultimately a spiritual statement — a declaration of what he truly values — and that most men are spending their most precious resource on things that will not matter in eternity.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.If you tracked every hour of your past week, what would the data reveal about your real priorities? What would you be surprised — or embarrassed — to discover?
2.Morley presents time as a stewardship — a gift from God to be managed for His purposes. How does that framework change the way you think about how you spend your evenings, your weekends, or your vacations?
3.Morley distinguishes between being 'efficient' (doing things right) and being 'effective' (doing the right things). In your current schedule, are you mostly efficient, mostly effective, or struggling with both?
a.Where are you efficient at things that don't actually matter?
b.Where are you neglecting things that matter most?