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Remember, God knows why He put you on the earth and will give you the strength and vision to accomplish it if you will let Him. | New Hope for the Week
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Remember, God knows why He put you on the earth and will give you the strength and vision to accomplish it if you will let Him.

Today I will:

  • strive to see my work the way God sees it
  • live for God's purposes and grace rather than just being busy
  • focus on what really needs to be accomplished and not let unimportant, unfinished business rob me of time and energy better spent with my loved ones

The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish. Proverbs 10:28 (ESV)

It is the nature of God within us that drives us to create and achieve.  However, what we create and achieve we often let circumstances determine for us. Paul tells Timothy in 2 Timothy 1:9 that God did not call us because of the works we would do, but according to His purposes and grace. If we don't submit our aspirations to Him consciously, we can too often fill up our days with busyness, anxiety, and activity, but really accomplish nothing worthwhile.

People who can focus on the important and accomplish it each day have better control of their time and feel better about themselves. Those who show up at work and just start answering the phone, responding to any emails that pop up on their computers, or get lost in the myriad of little things that should be done, but can wait, will often find they are leaving at the end of the day with nothing having really been accomplished. A little advanced planning can keep such daily, urgent demands at bay.

Start with prayer and ask God to help you organize your day. Look at all you have to do and dedicate blocks of time to work on the important things first. Set aside time when you are freshest and most alert for the things that are most Significant. Then don't just plan your business day, but think about what you might do with your loved ones tonight that would help them see how really important they are to you as well.