"For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord, which run to and fro through the whole earth"
Zechariah 4:10.
Choose what’s really important, and leave the busywork behind. Busywork is the stuff that fills a lot of our days, but it isn’t meaningful or significant to our lives. Like checking Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat 20 times a day.
If you’re not sure what’s important, imagine you had to finish your work by lunchtime every day. What would you make sure you got done before you left the office or the field? If it’s a personal or social thing, what would you do if you were dying? Seriously. Pretend you have extremely limited time left and view the world from that perspective. Is the event or task so important that you would spend part of your remaining days doing it?
People who have a serious health scare often find that this gives them great clarity. They gain the ability to work out what’s important and what they can do without. And they discover that doing less simplifies and lightens life, while deepening their effectiveness in every endeavor and relationship worthy of their
Take the time to establish your strengths, and work toward using them more often. By spending more time working in your areas of strength, you’ll get into a state of flow and enjoy more of your work.
You can identify your strengths by thinking about the things you do well. Maybe it comes naturally to you to plan things out and prevent possible pitfalls. Maybe you love helping people solve their problems. Maybe you’re great with numbers or paying attention to detail. Maybe you find that to pray and study is you forte and great preaching is your strength. Or just maybe visiting with people and ministering one on one is what you do best. Find your strengths and build on them.
Whatever you do, don’t fall into the trap of believing your strengths are only the things that other people think you’re good at. What they really mean is that you’re good at that thing compared to them. And that’s great, but it’s only part of the puzzle. The key is to focus on what you enjoy doing, and what comes naturally, that also seems to make an obvious difference to others and the world around you.
One of the common reasons our lives get so complex and crazy is because there’s a big gap between the life we dream of living, and the life that we are living.
Get clear on what you want from life (your ‘Why’), and work toward it. Anything that’s not on your path can be eliminated or reduced because it’s not important.
Visualize the life you want to lead and work on making it a reality, one day at a time. You don’t have to work toward achieving everything that you want at once; just establish what your key goal is today, and work on that. Once you’ve got that one under control, start working on the next one. God gives us the ability to handle our dreams if we seek His will. His steps are more important than an Overseer's appointment.
As you achieve your small goals, you’ll gain a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. Life will become more joyful and easier to deal with, day in and day out.
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