Many times I have quoted the fact that there is not enough time in 24 hours to do what I need to do and this is why I get almost nothing done and I always have to rush at the last minute. Don't get me wrong the last minute stuff works, sometimes even too well but then at what cost? If you are like me by the time you are done with the last minute rush, you are so exhausted mentally and physically that you don't have the strength to work on anything else thus another last minute rush is foretold in the near future.
Question is for how long do you think you could keep up?So at the beginning of this year, I decided that I will be more intentional with my morning devotion as most times I either rush through it or just never get around to it. Well all through January, I was able to probably do it twice or thereabout as most times I was up and out of bed, time required me to rush to work. So I attempted a new strategy, set my alarm to an earlier time; well that also fell flat as I was always so tired when my alarm rang and just ended up going back to bed and then repeating the cycle of rushing to work.
This month I decided to investigate why I just couldn't get myself to commit to my devotion. I had done all i could as I imagined. I had set an earlier alarm, I had stopped sleeping with my phone beside me but it seemed like nothing was good enough until I finally got what was wrong - my PRIORITY
A lot of times we have so much planned for a day but end up doing nothing because we didn't make a realistic plan. A realistic plan involves making a list according to priorities not according to wants, desires or what's easier.
Take some time off today and monitor how much you spend surfing the web, watching TV, talking and even just laying down. Once that is done think of this: Are there other important things that require some of this time I spent on leisure?
Note: I am not saying stop having fun or relaxing as that will just make you miserable. But cutting down on them will certainly make you more reproductive.
So back to my devotion analogy, I realized that to ensure I had my morning devotion I needed to make it a priority thus making me decide to go to bed an hour earlier so I am more refreshed and alert when I wake up thus, giving me enough time to spend with God and plan my day.
I hope this helps you to think of your priorities also so that you actively work on your time management
I am so glad you enjoyed it ��❤️
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