As I struggle to prioritize "my life" at the moment, I'm torn between doing the things that will get me through school and the things that really matter, like considering God and taking time to pray and even just taking time to think (because yes, we Christians really ought to think sometimes) about the issues I'm facing, decisions to make--and priorities I should have.
Should I begin working on a reading assignment, or should I put it off until Thanksgiving break? I'd really like to get at least half of it done so that I can finally sell the book back and have money to live off of--but, really, I should be creating lesson plans because they're due on Tuesday, before Thanksgiving--but I really don't think they'll take that long to do, though they'll probably take longer than I have time for right now. And when on earth should I clean my room, because it's been a couple of weeks...but, gosh, I'm so distracted by questions like "what is it like to really be proud of your country?" and "aren't Christians supposed to care more about God than their country?" and "where will I be teaching next year?" and "couldn't I be using this musing time for more constructive things?".
So, by the time all of this has happened, I could have at least vacuumed the floor--and I lose even more time considering everything I could have done with the time I just wasted, then try to decide what to do again and the cycle continues until it's time to head off to my next real appointment, and I've gotten nothing done.
Maybe I need to re-read The Purpose-Driven Life--in those spare moments.
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