"Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the
Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives."
Have you ever been to a time management class where they teach you to
make a to-do list and and then place an "A" next to the most important
items, then a "B" next to the next set on the importance scale, then a
"C" and a "D"? After you do all of those then you can note "A1",
"A2"....."B1, B2"...and on and on and you do know that you aren't even
supposed to pay attention to the "C's and D's"? That is the drill. It
does make you better organized and more productive so it is a good skill
to develop. And the drill is good for the priorities of life too. The
question always is though how is is that we know what are the "A's"? At
work it is always the balance between urgent and important. Sometimes
the urgent takes over, but if we make that the priority standard then we
end up chasing short-term tasks vs. also seeing the long-term strategic
needs. If we err the other way then we end up looking over the horizon
and missing the short-term, ultimately not getting much done. So, yes
it is a balance.
As believers we need to also factor in that we have
another higher priority that must influence our to-do list. Galatians
5:22 tells us, "Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the
Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives." We have to be sure that
we get our "A1" right first and once we have that at the top of the list
then from there "A2" and on and on will fall into place. So today as
you sit down to look at that list in front of you, take a moment to be
sure that your "A1" is living in the Spirit and allowing the Spirit to
lead across all parts of our lives. That is the "A1" that we all should
be sure we have in life and at work.
Reference: Galatians 5:22 (New Living Testament)
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