“There will always be
a battle between what is urgent and what is a priority.”
My pastor started his sermon with this on Sunday and I can’t
get it out of my head. Actually, the entire message hit me hard. One of those
oh so familiar times when Todd starts speaking and I swear he has been spying
on me and wrote a message to specifically call me out.
As I’ve gone about this week I’ve been evaluating what my
priorities are. How am I spending my money, my time and my talents? What am I
doing to keep my marriage strong and my husband happy? What are my parenting
priorities?
Tough questions, I know.
I have been successful at work, in large part, because I’m a
planner. I set long-term and short-term goals then make a plan. I usually re-evaluate
on a quarterly basis to see if I’m on track and if not, I come up with a new
plan. Why can’t I do this in other areas of my life? I should be a thousand
times more concerned with having a successful marriage and a godly child as I
am about hitting my sales forecasts.
So what are my priorities? After a lot of prayer I had 2
revelations. Firstly, my top 3 priorities aren’t whats but whos. Brandon,
Justice and Jesus. Here’s the other cool realization, the goals are the same
for all 3. Short-term – spend more time together. Long-term – spend eternity
together in Heaven.
Now the harder part, figuring out a plan on how to reach
these goals. I’ll keep you posted on what I come up with. Any ideas you’d like
to share?