This next concept in our October devotional series is so simple that it hurts a little. When I realized that if a task takes an hour to complete that I need an hour to complete it, it hit me like a ton of bricks and also set me free.
It's a bit ridiculous how I used to treat my time - like it was infinite and that I could get ten things done every hour of the day. Not only is that impossible time-wise, it's impossible energy-wise.
Knowing that your time is limited and scheduling tasks according to the real time that they take and their importance in your life is beautiful and freeing.
In the video I tell a story from the life of Daniel about setting aside the "tyranny of the urgent" and figuring out the time you truly need. You can read it in Daniel 2 and pay attention to verse 16 specifically. Thankfully the consequences of our tasks aren't likely to be as serious as Daniel was facing, but the idea that we can ask for time, take time, make the important things a priority and accomplish in our finite time the things that truly need to be done - not trying to be superheroes nor avoiding what needs to be done - is helpful, practical and teaches us to stay Christ-focused every day.
So, Respect Your Time. Check out the video below.
Praying you find this helpful!
Pastor Tracy
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