How do you set Priorities in your life.

TIME and Priority go hand in hand. Not enough time in the day to do the things you need to do let alone do the things you want to do, so what do you do with the time you have?

I have heard people say "if I only had 2 more hours in a day!" Well I guaranty that if God changed the day to a 26 hour day you would still ask for two more hours. So instead of wishing for more time, lets try and budget our time to be more effective.

Stewardship isn't just about money it is about time as well. God gave us everything we need; we just need to figure out what we are really supposed to be doing with our time and all else will fall into place.

How are you determining where you should spend the time God has given you? What is at the top of your list? NO, don't just say God; really take stock in your life and write it down. What comes first, second and so forth?

Now make a second column and this time write how you think God wants you to spend your time.

Do they match, probably not. So now we need to figure out how to re-organize our time to meet Gods expectations. Just like in your financial budget there is going to be things that you may have to sacrifice to do Gods work.

So lets take a shot at it.

1. GOD
2. Family
3. ????

See here is the issue. God may be number one, but number one has many parts to it, and there may be things that you feel fit into the category of doing God's work but do they really belong on your list? Should you really be focusing your time on them?

Or can you be doing other things that are going to be a greater impact in God's Kingdom?

I challenge you to write it down, then pray on each item and see if God is really leading you to do those things. Then meet with your spouse and compare lists and pray again.

I pray that each of us, are not only leading our life's and family for God, but that we are leading them effectively. We can do so much more for God when our abilities, resources and goals are all in line.

GOD BLESS