"Do not forsake me in my joys, lest they absorb my heart. Do not forsake me in my sorrows, lest I murmur against You. Do not forsake me in the day of my repentance, lest I lose the hope of pardon, and fall into despair; and do not forsake me in the day of my strongest faith, lest faith degenerate into presumption. Do not forsake me for without You I am weak, but with You I am strong. Do not forsake me, for my path is dangerous, and full of snares, and I cannot do without Your guidance." -C.H. Spurgeon
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
"O Lord, do not forsake me." Psalm 38:21
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Time
Question: does anyone else find themselves looking back and wondering what on earth they spent the last few hours doing? Let me explain.
On an average day, I run about my life fretting as to how on earth I’m going to get everything done. It’s hard enough to complete all of the obligatory to-do’s on my list, but then there are those extra things that seem to be such great ideas or would make doing this other thing so much easier and I’m so enthusiastic and I know that completing these extra tasks will bring so much satisfaction and, and—
However, at the end of the day, I find that I have barely completed my obligations and have absolutely no time for the extras—why? Theoretically, the priorities didn’t take up all that much time, yet I still find time to be lacking.
I’m finding more and more that what draws me away and consumes my time most are all the little things that like to fool me. The short “breaks” here and there add up. Momentary distractions become hours of waste over time. Yet somehow it’s subtle and it slowly sucks me away from a sea of other worthwhile activities.
The greatest example, I believe, for most people, of neglected work is devotions. How incredibly easy is it to find that you have run out of minutes in the day to sit down and spend time solely with your Savior and God? It’s as simple as over-sleeping by ten minutes, sometimes. If I miss that one block of time that I’ve planned to set aside, any hope for it at all that day seems to be lost.
It would seem that an evaluation of the use of one’s time is the best way to measure their level of self-control and self-discipline.
On an average day, I run about my life fretting as to how on earth I’m going to get everything done. It’s hard enough to complete all of the obligatory to-do’s on my list, but then there are those extra things that seem to be such great ideas or would make doing this other thing so much easier and I’m so enthusiastic and I know that completing these extra tasks will bring so much satisfaction and, and—
However, at the end of the day, I find that I have barely completed my obligations and have absolutely no time for the extras—why? Theoretically, the priorities didn’t take up all that much time, yet I still find time to be lacking.
I’m finding more and more that what draws me away and consumes my time most are all the little things that like to fool me. The short “breaks” here and there add up. Momentary distractions become hours of waste over time. Yet somehow it’s subtle and it slowly sucks me away from a sea of other worthwhile activities.
The greatest example, I believe, for most people, of neglected work is devotions. How incredibly easy is it to find that you have run out of minutes in the day to sit down and spend time solely with your Savior and God? It’s as simple as over-sleeping by ten minutes, sometimes. If I miss that one block of time that I’ve planned to set aside, any hope for it at all that day seems to be lost.
It would seem that an evaluation of the use of one’s time is the best way to measure their level of self-control and self-discipline.
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