I am sure when you read the title of this post on the email, you must have wondered, what is this all about? How do I do what?
Well, our lives are full of things to do, we do that, then do this then go back to that, then the other one, and so on and so forth.
We are constantly doing something.
Even when you are sleeping, that is doing something and it is called sleeping.
So, we can't help but always have something to do.
Even doing nothing is doing something, you could just have taken time to be quiet, silent, resting etc, it is all the same doing something.
Here is the point...,
Wouldn't it be nice to know that whatever we do, works in our favour than against us?
Wouldn't it be very uplifting to know that your life can be so fulfilled many times over, knowing that you did the important things first?
I would think so, wouldn't you?
If I may ask, do you make new years resolutions?
For many people setting resolutions is a great way of kick starting their planning for the new year.
For others, new year resolutions don't quite hit the mark and some don't even last into the second week of January.
For many others more rigorous planning and goal setting is called for.
On the other hand, many people get demoralised when year after year they make resolutions that they keep for only a few weeks.
Happens every year.
Now, regardless as to whether you set new year resolutions or not, one way or the other, you have to do something with your life, right? Yes, you have to make the most of it!
To help illustrate this point, I have here a parable called the parable of the professor and the bucket, I read this parable and it so fits in with what I had in mind while pondering on this article.
Here it is:
A philosophy professor and his student stand in a warehouse. A large tin bucket and several boxes are in front of them.
The professor picks up a box that contains large rocks, each one about four inches in diameter, and pours them into the bucket. The stones reach the top of the bucket, and he asks the student if it is full.
"It is," the student replies.
The professor takes another box, this one containing stones about one inch in diameter, and pours them over the rocks in the bucket.
The smaller stones fill in the spaces between the rocks. Again, he asks the student if the bucket is full.
The student looks and says, "It is."
The professor then pours in the contents of a third box, this one containing small pebbles. Again, the student looks in and agrees that the bucket is full.
Finally, the professor pours a box of sand on top of the rocks, stones, and pebbles. And once more, for the fourth time, the student has to acknowledge that the bucket is full.
"The lesson," the professor tells the student, "is to do the most important thing first, and each lesser thing in order of its priority.
In this way, you will be able to fill up your life four times, instead of just once. If you do the unimportant things first, you'll be filling your bucket with sand... and there won't be room for anything else."
This is absolutely wonderful. I call it having your priorities in order and performing them in such a way that, like the philosophy professor said; you fill it up your life more times instead of just once.
Amazing! Isn't it?
With the the year just started, and with lots of hopes and promises a head and things to accomplish this year, the onus is on you to set your priorities right and ensure that come Dec 2010, you will comfortably say; waw, my life is 4,5,6,...10, times fuller than when this year began.
That is your call, your duty and responsibility to make it happen.
Let me ask you this, wouldn't it be wonderful to have an unshakable Rock, a rock of all ages, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation?
Well,..
That Rock is Jesus Christ.
When you build your life and add everything you ever do on this Rock, your life without a shadow of doubt will be as many times full as you want it.
Upon this Rock, the storms and rains of life can not shake anything built on it. A wise man will build his life on this Rock. Are you or will you be that wise man?
Jesus is the same; yesterday, today and forever. There is no uncertainty in Him, no ambiguity, no disappointments, no hung ups, no buts no ifs, just plain goodness.
He is the everlasting prince of Peace, the all surpassing conqueror, the mighty IAM, The Lord of Hosts, the King of kings the Lord of Lords, and still calls you His friend.
I am deeply humbled to have Him as my Lord and my Rock, as this year Kicks off. How about you?
If you are not sure, here is a good place and way to start your year in an excellent fashion; do what Romans 10:9 says. And if you have already done that, continue building and growing in Him, you have a solid foundation already, the future is bright for you.
There you have it. Priorities!
I hope you will fill your life a lot more and a lot better this year. Start it off with Jesus and let every other thing on after that.
God bless you
Peace & Love,
Libs.
