I do what I want

We are all busy. That is a statement that applies to nearly every single person. Whether you are a minister, a student, a stay at home mom, the president or a volunteer at a church -  the bottom line is that we all have things to do, places to go to, and people to see. We are all busy!

That brings humongous challenges for our development as individuals and as leaders! What are we going to do with the time we have on our hands? Where you invest your time speaks very loudly of what your priorities are. The hard truth is that we all make time for the things that we want to do and choose to neglect the things that seem trivial to us. We do what we want to do. I do what I want to do.

Once we place our time usage into this perspective; some of the excuses that seem so holy and appropriate begin to whiter and fade. We are shallow, selfish, and negligent. We have time to talk to people, visit with someone in need, run the errands necessary to plan the next church event, dive aimlessly into our favorite social media outlet, fix up our youth room, etc… we take care of our ministry. 

We don’t really have time to pray and study the word, or follow up with that person that is kind of annoying. We don’t really share Jesus with our neighbors; we are in a hurry to drive across town for our small group. We just don’t have time.

Sometimes we hide behind all of the stuff that we are doing for the kingdom, to avoid facing the reality that we are becoming strangers to the King. 

Sometimes we hide behind all of the things we have to do for the next service, to avoid going out of our way to love on the people we are supposed to serve.

Sometimes we hide behind the fact that we are taking care of the needs of others, to avoid admitting that we are not taking care of ourselves.

I am challenging myself and maybe it also challenges you to admit that I do what I want. That I need to be a better steward of my time, stop making excuses, and start honoring God not just with words but with my time…