Three things in life that, once gone, never come back – Time Words Opportunity Time - Our time is our life. To squander our time is to squander our life. If we waste our time we will waste our destiny. If we don’t manage our time effectively we will squander our destiny. It takes skill and character to manage our time. Having an aggressive approach to time management is to have passion for fulfilling our destiny. Spending our life differently is the same as spending our time differently. We can’t have the desires and visions our life be one thing while living in a vacuum with our time, assuming it will all work itself. If you have real goals for your life then they have to end up as real time spent in your day. Words - At times, we are careless with our words. Words can hurt and wound, leaving lasting scars. At times our words can hurt much more that a physical slap, and make a deeper impression. As God's children, this ought not to be. Our words should be a joy to hear, and a comfort to others. When we speak "truth" to each other, it needs to be spoken with love and kindness. We are not each other's 'judge and jury', but we are to help each other in areas we are weak in. Words spoken with this intent is usually received in the spirit it was given. Words harshly spoken will only reap bitterness and hurt, and will not accomplish the thing we are desiring. As Christians, in the family of God, let us treat others with kindness and respect. Let us not 'belittle' others in any way by using words that we would not say to Christ. After all, " as we have done (said) unto others, we have done unto Him! Let us be careful to 'watch our words', so they are 'acceptable' unto Christ! Opportunity - We usually think of "opportunity" as our own chance to take a significant step ahead in life. We love the idea of an open door or a favorable moment to seize the chance of a lifetime. But do we ever think of opportunity from God's perspective? Pastor Browning Ware has written: "Our worst circumstances may be God's best opportunity to bring new meaning to our lives." J. B. Phillips said something similar: "Man's extremity is God's opportunity." As you look at your life, do you recognize the opportunities for God to teach you? It may be during times of hurt or great loss; or maybe you've come to the end of yourself and given up hope.