It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I think He must prefer quality to quantity.
From Proverbs 6:6-9: “Go to the ant, you lazybones; consider its ways and be wise. Without having any chief or officer or ruler, it prepares its food in summer and gathers its sustenance in harvest. How long will you lie there, O lazybones? When will you rise from your sleep?”
George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Scottish pastor and writer.
Jesus was aware of where true importance lies, where the priorities are. And where your priorities are, there your time will be.
From Romans 12:2: “Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
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If my private world is in order, it will be because I absorb the Words of Christ into my attitudes and actions.
From Matthew 4:1-4: “Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards He was famished. The tempter came and said to Him, ‘If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.’ But He answered, ‘It is written: One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'”
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We particularly need to listen to older people and children. They all have stories to tell that enrich the mind and the heart. Children simplify things, often with brutal honesty. Older people bring the perspective of their long years on issues.
From Proverbs 12:15: “Fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to advice.”
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Nothing of value is ever acquired without discipline.
From 1 Timothy 4:7: “Discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness.”
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