Big tasks, little tasks, any way you shave it,
They have the power to rob you of your lunch!
And not get done until it’s too late.
Why do we struggle with doing what we don’t want to do? I’ve had a major task on my plate for several months now, and just when I thought I was ready to handle it, something else squeezed in line and said, “No! Me First! Me First!” Instead of maintaining my cool, I threw both tasks under the bus and told them I’d handle them later.
It’s even easier to turn that guilty conscience over like a rock so you won’t be reminded.
The shame of it all is that either task only takes a few minutes of focus and perhaps an hour to complete.
Loaded with more than your plate can handle,
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and hide in a corner.
Today? I’m not letting the corner be my friend.
I’m dusting off my “To Do” and Prioritizing my day.
What I say needs to be done first will find my full focus.
Mark it off. Satisfaction oozes to the surface.
That felt good. Let’s do it again!
Just like that, you knife carves down the mountain.
By the end of the day, only shavings are left.
And those? Fire Pit! We have our burn permit in hand.
I recently studied how Jesus said he “must” go to Samaria.
John, chapter four, if you’re interested.
Let’s get it right. John says He needed to go Through Samaria. Not to. Through.
Get it right. It’s a process. A place. A stopping point.
I imagine the disciples shuddering. Oh, no… Really?
Isn’t that out of the way?
Why? Did someone ask you to come? We didn’t see the request!
Jesus had a purpose.
She was at the well.
While the disciples went into town to buy lunch, I wondered,
Did they all have to go?
Later, and this is my thought, Jesus teaches a lesson about a man.
Living life and traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho (Luke 10)
He was accosted, robbed, wounded, and left to fend for himself.
A priest and then a Levite came by. But did nothing.
Who answered the call?
A Samaritan.
And I wonder…
Was there a connection between the two stories,
Other than the moral of meeting a need?
Could it be one birthed a response for the other?
And I pause… That interruption may have been heavenly sent.
The purpose may be beyond the moment of understanding.
When all is said and done, perhaps some interruptions may be divine.
It happened often with Jesus.
He dealt with each as was needed.
Ask Jairus after the woman with a weighty need (Mark 5, Luke 8)
Interrupted the flow of a miracle.
I don’t want to second-guess my frustration
Of one begging attention-getter,
To minimize the result of simply handling it
Without letting the moment get the better of me.
It may be that my question is answered with this thought.
It may be something the Lord wants me to learn.
So, I’ll do it.
Teach on… Thy servant hears…
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