I'm a list maker. I love to make a to-do-list and to check it off. Even so. A list is a list. There's always something to do, there will always be more tasks to do than time to get it all done; however, the gift of the day will be missed when our priority is checking off the list.
You’re going to wear yourself out—and the people, too. This job is too heavy a burden for you to handle all by yourself. Now listen to me, and let me give you a word of advice, and may God be with you. You should continue to be the people’s representative before God, bringing their disputes to him. (Exodus 18:18-19, NLT)
Moses needed to make a change in his life. He had become burdened by the doing, unable to see beyond the tasks. When we focus on the to-do-list we'll eventually experience stress, feeling overwhelmed. In other words, we become enslaved by what needs to be done, weighed down by it all. So. It's imperative to seek God first, asking for wisdom and direction, letting go of what's not necessary to do.
Experience the gift of the day, refusing to miss it. ~Change the way you see what needs to be done. ~Lay down the burden of doing. ~Ask God what's yours to-do and what's not yours to-do today. ~Enjoy the process of doing what you're given to-do.
Learning to Kickstart the day freed from the burden of doing.
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
We need to know what's ours to do and what is not. And. I've learned, especially in the last few months, to enjoy the process of doing what's mine to do.Of course, doing too much is nothing new. It was an issue for Moses in the ancient days. Consider what Jethro, his father-in-law, told him:
You’re going to wear yourself out—and the people, too. This job is too heavy a burden for you to handle all by yourself. Now listen to me, and let me give you a word of advice, and may God be with you. You should continue to be the people’s representative before God, bringing their disputes to him. (Exodus 18:18-19, NLT)
Moses needed to make a change in his life. He had become burdened by the doing, unable to see beyond the tasks. When we focus on the to-do-list we'll eventually experience stress, feeling overwhelmed. In other words, we become enslaved by what needs to be done, weighed down by it all. So. It's imperative to seek God first, asking for wisdom and direction, letting go of what's not necessary to do.
Experience the gift of the day, refusing to miss it. ~Change the way you see what needs to be done. ~Lay down the burden of doing. ~Ask God what's yours to-do and what's not yours to-do today. ~Enjoy the process of doing what you're given to-do.
Learning to Kickstart the day freed from the burden of doing.
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)