I have been really working and praying about how to use my time over the past few weeks and have a few observations and a new plan. Here are some thoughts:
- I have a 30 minute block set aside for Prayer/Study before my "early morning" starts
- For a long time I have sat down in the morning and laid out my schedule in about 30 minute blocks. I would fight all day to stick to that schedule in my new schedule I am cutting the day into five parts.
- early morning
- late morning
- lunch
- early afternoon
- late afternoon
- I have taken all my main responsibilities and given each one a block of time. For example "Visitor Follow Up: Monday Early Afternoon" If I finish early then I can squeeze some less important things in. This is forcing me to put the "big rocks" in the jar first.
- It was hard for me to plan for the future when I had something to do looming 30 minutes ahead. It's easier to get engaged in a task when I don't have anything to do until "late afternoon"
I have really been feeling convicted about "seeking God first" the past few weeks and I hope this helps me to do just that. To me part of seeking God is working. Colossians 3:23 say's "whatever you do, work at it with all your heart as if working for the Lord, not men." Work is spiritual and it deserves the right amount of time. After all God did have Adam working in the Garden before sin entered the world.
I realize there is nothing very earth shattering here but if you don't control your schedule your schedule will control you.
If my schedule controls me Rachel and Caroline seem to be the first one's to lose out. If your schedule controls you who is the first one to lose out? Is it worth it?
