It's about quality, not quantity. The true test isn't how much we get done but how well we do. Busyness is not equal to productivity.
A classic story about time management and delegation is found in Exodus:
"It came about the next day that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood about Moses from the morning until the evening. Now when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, "What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge and all the people stand about you from morning until evening?" Moses said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire of God. "When they have a dispute, it comes to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor and make known the statutes of God and His laws." Moses' father-in-law said to him, "The thing that you are doing is not good. "You will surely wear out, both yourself and these people who are with you, for the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone." (Exodus 18:13-18)
Moses' father-in-law wisely counseled Moses to select and train competent men to hear minor cases and only bring the major ones to him. This would free Moses for other important work that God had for him.
Were it not for the wise advise of Moses' father-in-law Moses might never have gone to Mt.Sinai to meet with God and receive the Ten Commandments. It would have been a great tragedy.
Good often becomes the enemy of the best in our lives. It's easy to so busy ourselves with good things that we never realize that we have neglected the best.
Jesus clearly outlined the highest and best priority when He admonished us to "seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness" (Matthew 6:33). There are many good biblically-mandated priorities, but Jesus promoted seeking the kingdom to the highest priority. Anything that we prioritize higher than this is at best good, but ultimately an enemy of this top priority.
Time management in not my area of expertise but I do know that I'm far better with time management when I regularly evaluate my activities and actions in light of the priority of the kingdom. If I'm not actively seeking first the kingdom then I'm seeking something that is second-best and a poor substitute for my real priority.
What would it mean for you and I, in practical and realistic terms, to seek first the kingdom today? How different would our activities and involvement be today if this truly was the main priority? Hopefully our lives are already ordered by this key priority and nothing would be changed.
May the kingdom priority overarch all the lesser-good pursuits of our lives today.
Steve
A classic story about time management and delegation is found in Exodus:
"It came about the next day that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood about Moses from the morning until the evening. Now when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, "What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge and all the people stand about you from morning until evening?" Moses said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire of God. "When they have a dispute, it comes to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor and make known the statutes of God and His laws." Moses' father-in-law said to him, "The thing that you are doing is not good. "You will surely wear out, both yourself and these people who are with you, for the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone." (Exodus 18:13-18)
Moses' father-in-law wisely counseled Moses to select and train competent men to hear minor cases and only bring the major ones to him. This would free Moses for other important work that God had for him.
Were it not for the wise advise of Moses' father-in-law Moses might never have gone to Mt.Sinai to meet with God and receive the Ten Commandments. It would have been a great tragedy.
Good often becomes the enemy of the best in our lives. It's easy to so busy ourselves with good things that we never realize that we have neglected the best.
Jesus clearly outlined the highest and best priority when He admonished us to "seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness" (Matthew 6:33). There are many good biblically-mandated priorities, but Jesus promoted seeking the kingdom to the highest priority. Anything that we prioritize higher than this is at best good, but ultimately an enemy of this top priority.
Time management in not my area of expertise but I do know that I'm far better with time management when I regularly evaluate my activities and actions in light of the priority of the kingdom. If I'm not actively seeking first the kingdom then I'm seeking something that is second-best and a poor substitute for my real priority.
What would it mean for you and I, in practical and realistic terms, to seek first the kingdom today? How different would our activities and involvement be today if this truly was the main priority? Hopefully our lives are already ordered by this key priority and nothing would be changed.
May the kingdom priority overarch all the lesser-good pursuits of our lives today.
Steve
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