WHAT DOES THE END LOOK LIKE?
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PRIORITIES
Even if we are on lockdown, we have too much to do; the world
has made us busy! We have to manage priorities. We need to
identify our “big rocks” that we have to prioritize our time around.
What should we prioritize each day? God, family, health, work,
ministry, friends and hobbies, last. An equally important question
to ask to help us manage priorities is, “whose priorities are you
focused on?”. Matthew 6:33 commands us to put God’s priorities
first; He is not saying though that we should not work anymore but
that God’s kingdom should be first in our agenda each day. As one
young woman who loved Jesus wrote in her journal shortly before
she passed away, we must tread lightly on this earth because we
are simply pilgrims (travellers) in this life—focus on the (heavenly)
Kingdom that is to come; not on either pleasure or pain on this
earth.
Colossians 3:17 tells us that you can have the most menial job in
the world, and yet do it in the most God-glorifying way. Moms who
are homeschooling, dads who take time to be with their children
after a tiring day at work, even those who use their downtime to
fellowship with friends on weekends---what you do can be your
big rock for eternity if you do it all for the Lord. Often, you have to
say “no” to say “yes” to God. As our senior pastor wisely puts it:
“I have enough time to do what God wants me to do. I won’t have
enough time to do what God wants me to do and (everything)
I want to do. I won’t have enough time to do what God wants me
to do and everything others want me to do.” Know God’s Word so
you will know what the best