SCRIPTURE: “Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; Because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. (Gen 49:4 KJV)
QUOTE: Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value.” -Albert Einstein
NOTE:
Life in our cell phone society is increasingly complex, demanding, stressful, and absolutely exhausting. For all our efforts to manage our time, do more, be more, and achieve greater efficiency through the grace of modern technology, why is it that we increasingly find ourselves in the “thick and thin of things” – subordinating health, family, integrity, and many of the things that matter most to our work? The problem is not our work, which is the sustaining engine of life. It’s not the complexity or change. The problem is that our modern culture says, “go in earlier, stay later, be more efficient, live with sacrifice for now – but the truth is that balance and peace of mind are not produced by these; they follow the person who develops a clear sense of his or her highest priorities and who lives with focus and integrity towards them.
Our culture teaches that if we want something in life, we have to “look out for number one.”
It says, “Life is a game, a race, a competition, and you better win it”. Schoolmates, work colleagues, even family members are seen as competitors – the more they win the less there is for you. So, we try at every turn to be ahead, and would resist anything or anyone standing on our way. We live in a world where ‘ambitions are celebrated more than visions.’
ILLUSTRATION:
People wander in life and fail to reach balance and peace of mind when they don’t develop a high sense of priority. It will take identifying your highest priority and following it with focus and integrity to realize balance and real satisfaction.
REFLECTION:
We live in a world where everything seems to be calling our attention. How do you create balance knowing that most of these things are important?
TWO YEAR BIBLE READING: Catch-Up Day, Psalm 149