Hindrances to Success

Hi Jamil!

Oh wow. Has my bloggng been lacking as of late! As you know, this time of year is crazy busy for us both. I recieved this devotion today and let me tell you this is exactly what I needed. I am sure you can relate to this at work as well :) I have a bloh post stirring up in my mind. I am hoping to write it out tonight! Love you!

 

Hindrances to Success Wednesday, August 21, 2013 Galatians 6:9-10  Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary. 10 So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith. No matter how carefully we plan our time, we will now and then run into obstacles. They might be interruptions, miscommunications, cancellations, or delays. We have no control over many of these types of situations, but we are able to change certain kinds of hindrances. We can, for example, adjust misplaced priorities. Consider how often we allow others to dictate how we spend our time. Instead of maintaining a God-centered schedule, we may be responding to the demands of other people, permitting them to decide our activities without regard for what God has in mind for us. Circumstances can also determine our schedule, if we permit. But we cannot succeed in life if we let ourselves be drawn away from what God wants. Investing time in the Word and learning God’s ways must be an integral part of our schedule. Another hindrance to reaching our goal is procrastination. We all experience this on occasion, but for some of us, putting things off has become a habit. When that’s the case, we no doubt have many good intentions but lack follow-through. Success will evade us as long as we dally. A third hindrance that we can work to overcome is lack of concentration. To be successful, we must focus our minds on a particular task and stay with it until it is finished. Having a strong motivation to achieve the Lord’s plan is helpful, as we work at completing what we value and desire. How important to you is achieving the Lord’s plan? Align your thinking and your time with His ways, and success—in God’s eyes—will follow.   Excellent tips for success.  Again, the distinction is success “in God’s eyes, this version is of significantly greater eternal value than the worldly values.  Not to be hapless patsies, but the Christ-like calling of service thru living sacrifice is downward mobility and it is foolishness in the eyes of the culture. I appreciate the first hindrance, misplaced priorities.  We tend to get all wrapped up on time management when in actuality our time is driven by what is prioritized (what’s important to us at that moment).  If we start each day in devotion, our priorities become embedded more readily in what God wants for us.