Will This Hour Be Consumed or Remembered?
So ultimately, what I'm asking you today, the time that you have available to you, maybe it's first thing in the morning, maybe on your daily commute, or at your lunch break, or right when you get home from work or school or just…
Begin with what is true
So ultimately, what I'm asking you today, the time that you have available to you, maybe it's first thing in the morning, maybe on your daily commute, or at your lunch break, or right when you get home from work or school or just before bed, the time that you have each day to work with, how are you using it? You probably know that we have an Excel Still More three-month journal where every day we document a few of those things, and then there's a little section at the beginning of each week where you accumulate lists of some of the things that you've done that week.
And so ultimately I like to look at things in seven-day intervals and say, okay, that week, here's what I had available, here's what I chose, next week, here's what I would like to change.
See God more clearly
It has some tangible relevance in my life, I have some connection with them, and it's not like super important time usage, but at least I remember it and use it. That is the unimportant time usage that needs to go.
Listen, do unimportant things, do leisure things, relax your mind, but try to make it at least something that you stand a chance of remembering and using.
Let faith shape the response
It will still be unimportant use of time, but it's one that I believe really kind of connects with the stuff I really like, and I may give that a go. But just by running it through the filter is going to open up pockets of time, and we are going to use that time, you and me, in better places.
Now, if you can understand that and start making some changes there, I think you will feel much better about the way you use your time, and you and I can now discuss the next category, somewhat important things.
Live it today
If I ask you, if you had one more hour every day, or even just an hour a week, that you could commit to things that honor your core values, that you could invest in people and activities that truly resonate with who you are and who you want to be. For me, my number one core value is a love-based relationship with God, so prayer and Bible study would be there.
My second thing is a peace-filled and joy-filled relationship with my family, so time with my kids would be right there.
Take the idea with you.
- 01Where does the central idea of “Will This Hour Be Consumed or Remembered” show up most clearly in my life right now?
- 02What does this episode call me to believe, stop, start, or handle differently?
- 03What is one specific action I can take today instead of merely agreeing with the idea?
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This article was adapted from Consumed or Remembered. Continue with the podcast for the original teaching in Kris’s voice.
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