Tuesday, March 23, 2004
Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do:
forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,
(Philippians 3.13
NRSV)
"BUT ONE THING
I DO . . ." Not many things, but one thing! If you and I were to
hire a consultant to look at our lives and advise us how we can be
more successful, the first thing that consultant might say is,
"You're trying to do too many things. "A weakness of all human
beings," Henry Ford said, "is trying to do too many things at once.
That scatters effort and destroys direction. It makes for haste,
and haste makes waste . . . Every now and then," Ford continued,
"I wake up in the morning . . . with a dozen things I want to do.
I know I can't do them all at once." When asked what he did about
that, Ford replied, "I go out and trot around the house. While I'm
running off the excess energy that wants to do too much, my mind
clears and I see what can be done and should be done first."
We don't know if Paul trotted around the house or not, but
we do know he focused his time and his energy on one thing: Serving
God. The Quakers have a saying for those of us who spread ourselves
too thin: "You cannot be crucified on every cross."
God of peace, help me to keep my focus on you and the ministry you have called me to fulfill.
Amen.
Ron
Newhouse
Help Promote
Devotions.Net |
Past Devotions
| Home
| Bible
| Devotions
| Humor
| Visitors
| Links
|