Wednesday Block

So, today I had to do what I hate doing. I hate it because it allows people to not trust me and it takes my word and drops it like flies. And that ticks me off. But, at the same time, I recognize that it is simply me applying the priorities that I have set in my life as to what is most important as I look to create a more God-centered schedule that allows me to pursue the priorities in my life. Unfortunately, sometimes this means that I have to burn some bridges and have to allow people to be somewhat frustrated with me. However, I am working to be more organized with my schedule and that allows me to have more foresight into what I am able to commit to and not commit to as the year goes on.

In light of that, I am focused on making sure that the Big Rocks take president over the Smaller Rocks and Stones and because of that, sometimes there has to be some shifting of the rocks in and out of the schedule. And so I figured that I would share what some of my Big Rocks and Small Stones are:

Big Rocks:

Ministry Opportunities-
This includes any opportunity that is afforded me to build into leaders, students, or people that God has called me to serve. It may be as mundane as a meeting that involves a certain group of people, or a lunch date with a student. These are probably the biggest rocks.

Any Opportunity that Involves Discipleship or Accountability-
Clearly the students that I am working with more closely get more priority to my schedule as they are like my "disciples" if I could call them that. But, I usually make time to spend time with those that maybe aren't students but are close to me in relationship. These are some pretty big rocks too!

Small Stones:

Anything that is outside of my calling-
I have recognized my calling from God to be anything that involves raising up leaders and students that will change the world or the world around them. This means that anytime my activities will take away from this, I try to shy away from that. This is why I have been making adjustments to schedules and looking at my schedule for the next year as I weigh my involvement with certain organizations.

Family-
Honestly, this is not one that I am completely settled with at all. But, in reality, these haven't been big rocks for me. I am somewhat conflicted with this, however, I am also trying to change it. At that same moment, I consider my life not my own and in order to be at most use for Jesus, I sometimes see this as something that must be sacrificed. Honest Truth of my life there.

So that is some of the ways that I schedule myself. It isn't always the most effective way of doing things, but I think that it allows me to be more focused on things that God wants me focused on while allowing me to build in time for myself.