It's the start of our One Month to Live challenge. I learned that my life comes down to the 2 dates and 1 dash. The dates are my birth date and death date. While I have no control over the family I was born into, the race, the gender, and the day of my death, I know I have a full control over of how I live my life -- which is represented by the dash. Have I spent my time on things that matter? Or is my movement only to fill the hours of my days?
If I know I only have one month to live, my priorities will shift. As I prepared for the Day 1 study, I was reminded of the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee illustration I got awhile back. It is a kind reminder that I'm glad I get to read it again.
One thing about me is that I can't say "No." In the past, this habit has led me to over committing myself to secondary goals and taken my time away from my family. Marcel, on the other hand, is a very efficient person. Everything is black or white (important and not-so-important) in his world.
Understanding that both Marcel and I are sharing Quality Time as our secondary love language, I have learned to cautiously select my involvements outside of home. The most recent decisions I made in the past week were to quit my other Small Group and to limit my Worship Leading schedule. It has been a very challenging thing to do because I love to be resourceful to other people as much as I can. Right now, I am just enjoying my extra time to spend with Marcel, especially since he will be away for work for 2 weeks.
While saying "No" to secondary goals will be an ongoing practice I need to remember doing, I added another action to my list as part of my One Month to Live challenge. Yesterday, I have decided to be happier at work. As much as I don't have control over the workload and people I work with, I know I have the control to treat my coworkers nicer -- without any exception. Today is day one to apply my challenge. It has been good so far. I haven't experienced the "happier" part yet. But I'm glad God allows me to proactively be nice to this one coworker in particular. :-)
Everyone dies but not everyone lives!
May this be a blessing to you!
If I know I only have one month to live, my priorities will shift. As I prepared for the Day 1 study, I was reminded of the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee illustration I got awhile back. It is a kind reminder that I'm glad I get to read it again.
One thing about me is that I can't say "No." In the past, this habit has led me to over committing myself to secondary goals and taken my time away from my family. Marcel, on the other hand, is a very efficient person. Everything is black or white (important and not-so-important) in his world.
Understanding that both Marcel and I are sharing Quality Time as our secondary love language, I have learned to cautiously select my involvements outside of home. The most recent decisions I made in the past week were to quit my other Small Group and to limit my Worship Leading schedule. It has been a very challenging thing to do because I love to be resourceful to other people as much as I can. Right now, I am just enjoying my extra time to spend with Marcel, especially since he will be away for work for 2 weeks.
While saying "No" to secondary goals will be an ongoing practice I need to remember doing, I added another action to my list as part of my One Month to Live challenge. Yesterday, I have decided to be happier at work. As much as I don't have control over the workload and people I work with, I know I have the control to treat my coworkers nicer -- without any exception. Today is day one to apply my challenge. It has been good so far. I haven't experienced the "happier" part yet. But I'm glad God allows me to proactively be nice to this one coworker in particular. :-)
Everyone dies but not everyone lives!
May this be a blessing to you!
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