Setting Your Priorities
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The document emphasizes the importance of setting and adhering to life priorities, citing Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 to illustrate that there is a time for every significant activity. It argues that prioritizing is crucial for defining reality and achieving goals, encouraging individuals to focus on what truly matters and to eliminate distractions. Ultimately, it calls for introspection on personal priorities and the necessity of making deliberate decisions in managing one's time effectively.
Setting Your Priorities
- 1. SETTING YOUR PRIORITIES Ecclesiastes 3:1-8(NIV) A Time for Everything 3 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, 5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, 6 a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, 7 a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, 8 a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace. We all know that the best things in life are fought for and are usually not obtained through walking on the easy path. Prioritizing can cause you to do things that are uncomfortable and can be very painful, but it is necessary if we are to move forward. Prioritizing helps you to define reality. We canโt do anything and be effective unless we have the clear honest picture of reality. Choosing one aspect from another is crucial. Not all things are of necessity. We must learn to prioritize and undertake the most important matters in our lives. Priorities play a major role in our lives. We all have good intentions, at least most of the time. But what really counts is executing an intention at the appropriate moment, thus doing the right thing at the right time. Rearrange your priorities before it's too late! If you put first things first, God will always take care of your needs. This doesn't mean you should neglect your part and stop taking care of your household. It simply means that you are to put first things first. The biggest questions to ask are: What are your priorities in life? Have you ever spent much time thinking about what you should spend your time on? Most people have not. They just go from day to day doing whatever they want and whatever they feel like doing, without ever really asking themselves what they should be doing. Whether you have set goals or not, it's not too late to get moving on them. Ask yourself, what things are most important for you to do this year? Take a bit more time to actually work on these goals past the first couple of months of the year and not giving up when you don't see immediate results. Make the thing you have chosen to do the number one priority while youโre doing it. Focus with your full attention. See the value in where you are, while youโre there. Enjoy whatโs happening, while itโs happening. Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which
- 2. matter least. The most important thing in life is knowing what the most important things in life are, and prioritizing them accordingly. Sadly, most of us spend too much time on urgent things and not enough time on important things. Donโt allow others to confuse you. Donโt let them convince your heart what is right for you. Your heart already knows. Listen to it. Donโt let anyone else dilute the power of your inner voice. Youโve got to stand up for something specific, on your own two legs, or you will achieve nothing worthwhile in your own mindโs eye. Choosing the right perspective is so important; you can see lifeโs challenges as opportunities. When an unexpected obstacle is suddenly standing in your way, donโt get overwhelmed. Take a breather and regroup. Someone else nearby knows how to get around it. Find and engage them. Every single one of us craves the feeling of being part of something bigger than ourselves. Focus on your priorities, but take things in stride. Make decisions, not excuses. Live one moment at a time. Count your blessings, not your troubles. Let the wrong things go. Look for lessons in unforeseen obstacles. Ask for help. Give as much as you take. Make time for those who matter. Laugh when you can. Cry when you need to. And always stay true to your values. When you set priorities, ensure you stick to them and do not deviate. At the end you will have achieved what you desired in your life. The question is: Do you set priorities in your life? We need to learn our priorities. If you are not prioritizing, then you are not thinking ahead of where you currently are and this means that you also probably donโt have a handle on where you are in relation to your overall vision. SET YOUR PRIORITIES.