Seventh-day Adventist Church

2003 NAB Offering Call

“Becoming Faithful Stewards”

JUST FIVE MINUTES!

The majority of people spend time like they do money. One cent is not worth picking up if it left lying on a sidewalk. Too often they see a minute in the same way they see a penny. However, if you put enough of them together they can become quite valuable. Unfortunately, too many of us lose a great number of minutes because we have not yet learned the value of time.

Remember, a little time goes a long way. Next time you think, “Well it’s only five minutes!” Stop and think about what you could accomplish in just 300 seconds. Here are a few suggestions on what you can do in just five minutes: Write a thank you note to a friend, clean the bathroom sink, do a few stretching exercises, plan a family meal, pay a bill, feed your pet, water the inside plants, read a chapter of the Bible or write a check for your tithe and church budget.

Years ago, Ellen White reminded us how to use those valuable minutes:

“Upon the right improvement of our time depends our success. . . A few moments here and a few moments there, that might be frittered away in aimless talk; the morning hours so often wasted in bed; the time spent in traveling. . . the moments of waiting for those who are tardy in keeping an appointment . . . if a book were kept at hand, and these fragments of time were improved in study, reading, or careful thought, what might not be accomplished.” (Christ’s Object Lessons, pp. 342-344.)

Appeal text: “Make the most of every opportunity you have for doing good.” [Ephesians 5:16 TLB]