Setting Priorities

To be successful in any endeavor, be it kingdom work for God or in any other endeavor, you have to have some set of rules or guide lines so you know if you are on course.
Setting Priorities

Setting priorities is really not difficult. The difficulty lies in setting "posteriorties." That is, deciding what tasks not to tackle. What one postpones, one very often abandons. Remember that priorities are not just marginal options; they are life-determining. One's personality is molded, inescapably, into the image of his or her priorities.

Finally, a very beautiful and liberating truth to remember is that there are enough hours in each day for us to fulfill God's perfect and particular plan for our lives. We never need more time than we have to do the whole will of God. As adlai Stevenson said, "It's not the days of your life, but the life in your days that counts."

1. Take time to work - it is the price of success.
2. Take time to think - it is the source of power.
3. Take time to play - it is the secret of perpetual youth.
4. Take time to read - it is the fountain of wisdom.
5. Take time to be friendly - it is the road to happiness.
6. Take time to dream - it is hitching your wagon to a star.
7. Take time to love and be loved - it is the privilege of the redeemed people.
8. Take time to look around - it is too short a day to be selfish.
9. Take time to laugh - it is the music of the soul.
10. Take time for God - it is life's only lasting investment (addition mine - read, pray, worship and fellowship with other believers)

(I believe the above came from one of John Maxwell's books but I don't have the full reference for it...if anyone knows it please send me the full reference information -- TIA)

Acts 2:42 - 3:1 (KJV) 42And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. 44And all that believed were together, and had all things common; 45And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. 46And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, 47Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. 1Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.