Last week's Sunday school lesson was on the cumulative value of the small details of our lives. For example only ten minutes a day spent in family prayer or Bible study means over 50 hours of family worship by the end of the year. In contrast to that, we were asked to consider how many hours we spend in what seems urgent at the time, but in the long run will have no real value. The lesson was great, we had wonderful discussion. Walked out the door and on to church where my husband passes me a note, mid sermon, reminding me of yet another event we needed to attend that day.
We are unable to say no. We know that time spent with our immediate family unit or strengthening our own marriage is the best use of our time, but when someone is in our face asking we can't seem to put our tongue to our teeth and blow air. We have even had some rather heated discussions about when choosing "us" becomes selfish and when it is okay. Everyone seems to say cutting back is good, but when push comes to shove they assume you are cutting an activity that doesn't include them. What is the balance? How do we decide? I would love to know the criteria others use. How do we make sure we are going somewhere and not just spinning our wheels?
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