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To Do List - Crystal Stine

To Do List

I’m having trouble focusing this morning. When that happens, it usually means I need to make a list. I love lists 🙂 They keep me organized, help me prioritize, and give me a sense of accomplishment when I can cross something off.

There are so many lists I could make today. Lists for housework, my job, Christmas, groceries, Thanksgiving (we’re hosting at our house this year), what to pack for the National Youth Workers Convention. I think I just made a list of lists I could make! oye.

But this morning, I’m wondering if I’m skipping the most important items on my lists. I know how much time it takes me to clean our kitchen, and how accomplished I feel when I’m caught up on projects at my job, but do I make a list for the really important things?

* Spending quality time with my husband
* Meeting with God and giving Him my full attention
* Coffee and honest conversation with friends
* Snuggle time with my beautiful niece
* Finding time to send encouraging notes & letters to people God puts on my heart

Am I so busy with my other lists that I’m putting relationships to the side? God calls us to love – to love Him, love our neighbors, and love ourselves. He isn’t calling me to prioritize and organize. He’s calling me to be present and to share His love. When I put Him first, everything else falls in line. And I can focus.

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Comments

Rachel says

March 9, 2011 at 7:18 pm

This has been something that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. It’s so easy to get caught up in our worldly responsibilities, and that usually means our priorities become incredibly misaligned. It’s hard to re-align those priorities, but it’s necessary & right & freeing.
Unplanned Cooking says

October 21, 2010 at 5:57 pm

This is so true – our little girl was sick this week, and I felt so overwhelmed by my to-do list (which I couldn’t get to) when I was right where I needed to be… thanks for the reminder.

Following from Blog Frog.
Rachel says

October 20, 2010 at 11:59 am

This has been something that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. It’s so easy to get caught up in our worldly responsibilities, and that usually means our priorities become incredibly misaligned. It’s hard to re-align those priorities, but it’s necessary & right & freeing.