Monday Is for Momentum
Making the most of your time isn’t a productivity hack. It’s a gift from God.
Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, 16making the most of your time, because the days are evil. 17So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Ephesians 5:15-17
I spent years treating Monday like a gift I owed everyone around me.
Packed calendar. Back-to-back check-ins. A hero to my team by 10am — and hollow by noon.
Paul didn’t mince words: “Be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil.” — Ephesians 5:15-16
The days are evil. That’s not dramatic — that’s the reality of leading in a broken world. The needs never end and are ever present.
The urgency is real.
And if you’re not intentional, the urgent will swallow the important every single Monday for the rest of your career.
Making the most of your time isn’t a productivity hack.
It is a gift from God. Seize it.
Here’s what changed for me — I protect a three-hour block every Monday to finish one project.
One win before the week gets loud.
On Friday or Sunday evening I pick two or three projects that actually move the mission forward. Those become my Monday focus.
Email and quick responses get slotted into the 15 or 30-minute gaps between meetings.
The meetings didn’t go away. But the drift did.
Understand what the will of the Lord is — and then protect the time to actually do it. Treat your Monday like the gift it is.
Monday is necessary. Monday is a gift. Seize it.
This week, sit with these:
Where is your best energy going on Monday — and did you choose that?
What is one project only you can move forward this week?
If your time is a gift from God, are you spending it — or wasting it?