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Written by Aaron Sparks
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Sunday, 12 October 2008 00:00 |
Tony Keith is a financial advisor, as well as an elder here. He says that he can tell what’s important to a person just by looking at what they spend their money on. You may not have much money, but something you do have to your advantage... is time. I’m pretty sure you can tell what’s important to a person when you look at what they spend their time doing (outside of work or school) as well.
I have something that I would like for you to do. When you’re home, get a sheet of paper and a pen. On that sheet of paper I would like for you to write out your priorities (as in things you consider important to your life). God, family, sports, school, etc.
Have you written out your priorities yet? (If you have, good. if you haven’t, go do that right now before doing this next thing, ok?). Get another sheet of paper out (or turn the former one over) and write out all the things you do in the week and put how much time you spend doing each activity. Be honest with yourself when it comes to time on the TV, the Computer, phone, etc.
Go ahead and ignore school and sleep (unless you spend an unusual amount of time in either of these- i.e. you sleep more than 8-10 hours a night... then you might need to consider these elements as well). Look at all the things you do during the week. How much time did you spend with each activity? Did it surprise you that you might be spending a lot of time doing something aimless? Do you think this is an accurate description of what you feel is important? If it isn’t lining up with your desired priorities, then it’s time to rework the schedule somehow.
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” -Matt 6:33
In the above verse “these things” refers to the necessities of life.
“Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.” -Psalm 37:4
Make it a point to set your priorities straight now. Do you purposefully make time to spend with God in prayer, study, or private worship? Do other things take prescidence over coming to church? Think about how you should give some of your time back to the one who gave it to you in the first place and be thankful for it all.
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