Christians ought to carry written in our hearts the solemn truth of how short is our opportunity to witness for Christ and live for Him.

Cast down your bucket where you are.

Catch, then, O catch the transient hour; Improve each moment as it flies!

Time becomes a means to an end, not moments in which to enjoy God or pay attention to others.

To enjoy a thing exclusively is commonly to exclude yourself from the true enjoyment of it. Let us improve our opportunities, then, before the evil days come.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity. The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.

Life is so fragile; you have to treasure it.

The scriptures make the danger of delay clear. It is that we may discover that we have run out of time. The God who gives us each day as a treasure will require an accounting.

Don't let your opportunities slip away.

Einmal ist keinmal, says Tomas to himself. What happens but once, says the German adage, might as well not have happened at all.

This discipline of systematic time planning can be very helpful to you. Many people have told me that the habit of taking a couple of hours at the end of each week to plan the coming week has increased their productivity dramatically and changed their lives completely. This technique will work for you as well.

Leave nothing to chance. Overlook nothing. Combine contradictory observations. Allow yourself enough time.