Time managementwill require work if you want to succeed in life.  It will require home work. It will require hard work. And it will require heart work.

A. HOME WORK

Under the topic of home work there are five principles I’m going to give you. Now you could say, “I’d rather have corporate principles.” Corporate principles are fine, but in ministry things have to start much deeper.

1. PUT IN THE BIG ROCKS FIRST

You’ve got to make sure you put in the big rocks first. Now you ask, “What does that mean?” Probably many of you know the illustration of the physics teacher who gave his students five big rocks, a wide-mouth mason jar and a container of sand. He said, “You’ve got fifteen seconds to put all of the rocks and sand in the jar. Go!” They poured the sand in and started stuffing the rocks in, fourteen seconds, fifteen seconds.
“Times up.”
“We’ve got three rocks left.”
“Times up.”
“Can’t do it. It’s impossible. We’ll break the glass.”
“No, it can’t all fit.”
“Yes it can.”
“No it can’t.”
“Show us.”

He took the rocks out and poured out the sand out and he said, “Always remember students, you must put the big rocks in first.” He put the five rocks in and then he poured some sand in and shook the jar. Then he poured some more sand in and it cascaded around the rocks and filled in all the holes and all the spaces. Finally he put the last few granules in and shook it again until it leveled out at the top. He then put the cap on and said, “It fits. It will always fit if you put the big rocks in first.”