Then they plotted among themselves, “Let’s choose a leader and go back to Egypt!” Numbers 14:4 NLT
Making a list and checking it
twice—or three or four times—enhances productivity.
I’m the king of list-making. I’ve
been making lists since I was young and never outgrew the practice. Since I
have a good memory, making lists is probably unnecessary, but I feel more
confident when I do. I list what I plan to accomplish weekly on my calendar—of
which I keep several. I also list annual events like birthdays and
anniversaries. Don’t want to forget those.
My wife follows suit. She makes a
list before going to the grocery store, a list of announcements to put on the
screen at church, a list of things for the church calendar, and a list of
doctor appointments and other appointments for our aging parents and us.
Occasionally, things that shouldn’t
creep into my list. Perhaps not sinful, just unhealthy or unwise. Like grabbing
that bag of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. They weren’t on the list . . . at least not
the written one.
God’s people once let something
slither onto their list that shouldn’t have. Egypt. They had just left four
hundred years of slavery, but the challenges of the wilderness and the dangers
of the anticipated Promised Land lured their eyes backward. They didn’t go, but
it took forty years of wilderness wandering for God to convince them to strike Egypt
from their list.
Jesus says loving Him totally and
then others as myself should be the top two things on my list. Family follows.
God created it long before He did the church. Healthy and intact families are
the foundation for a thriving society. Church comes next. God has given us
gifts and talents He wants us to use in and outside of the church to further
His Kingdom. That’s why I’m a member of the 5 a.m. writing club. Then come hobbies.
I need time for myself. Time to unwind. Time to enjoy something I’m not going
to be graded on, tested for, or paid money to do.
If we do all the above and, in that
order, it’s doubtful we’ll have time for anything else. But if we do, it should
come last.
How does your list stack up against
what God says should be on a life list? What things do you need to add or
remove from your list?
Father, help me put my life lists in
the order that would please You.
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