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How is your day going today? Do you ever feel …
Yesterday on my social media, I answered the question:
“What is the best piece of advice you’ve been given?”
My answer was this simple statement:`
Do the next right thing.
Elisabeth Elliot
I added, “No matter if you’re in a time of sorrow, or it’s a time of busyness, or you’re feeling overwhelmed in parenting or marriage – what is the next thing? It’s that easy.”
How has that piece of advice helped me? I probably say it to myself at least once every single day. I often get “stuck” and don’t know what to think or say or do. But when I ask the Lord for the next right thing, He always leads me to my next step.
Just yesterday I was trying to make a decision. I felt flustered and anxious, but when I asked the Lord for the next right thing, He didn’t give me the answer for the decision, He said, “Go fold the laundry.” It had just finished drying, and was waiting for me
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What is on your agenda for this week? Do you feel like getting after it, or are you feeling more like “chilling” instead? That tendency is always there, isn’t it? We may be tempted to sleep a little longer, take a few more minutes scrolling on our phone, watching television, or reading a captivating book, but then we realize that so much time has passed and the opportunity to accomplish the said task is now either passed by, or is cut short.
Proverbs always motivates me and reminds me of the most practical steps to take each day. It is so applicable in regards to how I spend my time. Here’s what God says,
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread, but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding
Proverbs 12:11
I seriously doubt that any of us are hitching up the plow to go till our land today, but when I read this verse recently, the Lord reminded me if we will till that land, we will have bread! There is a blessing of staying at the task at hand! The Lord brought to my mind that we all have “land to till” and it shows itself in many different ways. Consider…
Nothing good ever “just happens.” It takes effort, discipline, planning, and hard work. The good news is that if you know Christ as your Savior, He is your Helper. Proverbs 16:3 Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established. He will prod you and strengthen you, but then it is our responsibility to get after it and actually DO the task or work.
This verse in Proverbs also reminds us that the one who follows vain persons is void of understanding. But when we cave to the temptation to follow vain things – sleep, idle moments, and the like, we again reveal our lack of understanding.
How much wiser it is for us to till, rather than chill. What responsibilities are lacking because you’ve not had the motivation to get moving? Why not stop and ask the Lord for His wisdom as to how to get busy and also the strength to do it?
If you need some motivation, here are some posts about prioritizing your days here, here, and here,
Refresh your life by staying busy at the plow!
With tears in her eyes, a sweet friend admitted that her life is “Crazy!” She, like most of us, has so much to do and is overwhelmed with trying to get it all done each day. Her neat lists are made and the appropriate check marks are scratched when the task is completed, but most days, there are plenty of un-done jobs, because there simply aren’t enough hours in each day to do it all!
I totally understand – I’ve been there. But I wonder if for most of us, rather than a need for more time, if one thing that could help would be proper priorities..
Technology should be a tool, not an inseparable part of my life.
I am only throwing out some suggestions. If this strikes a chord in the misuse of your day, then listen and change, with God’s help. A successful day is more than a page full of check marks. Ask me how I know. =)
Lovingly,
The week before Easter was one of those overwhelming kind of weeks. There was so much to do, so much to prepare for, so much to finish up – on top of all my normal daily routines. I felt like I needed to jump out of bed and start to work in order to accomplish it all! I wondered as perhaps you often do –
How am I supposed to get everything done and still have time in God’s Word?
That question truly drove me to my knees in prayer, because I knew there was no way that I could come up with a plan that would work. Yes, I added one more “thing to do” by stopping at my chair to read God’s Word, then drop on my knees to talk to the Lord about my busy day/week. Continue reading “How Am I Supposed To Get Everything Done?”
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