Why is everyone so busy?

Do you focus on the golf balls or the sand in your life?

The bible tells us in Colossians 3:2 “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things”.  How many of us take time out to read, pray and listen to God, I ’m talking to myself as well.  We can come up with what we think are legitimate responses, I ’m too busy, I’ve got to do some work, I’ve got to see to the children etc.

We generally don’t organise our time effectively or efficiently.  At one time I used to use the PAL system perhaps its time to go back there again.  PAL stands for Projects, Activities and Leisure time.  Whatever you do the key is to find leisure time each day.

Joyce Meyer recently challenged people to a 30/30 challenge which is a 30 min a day reading the Bible for 30 days!  Now that really challenged me as my initial mind set was not what it should have been.  I began to think about how I spend my time, which in turn led me to the golf ball story, my wife and I shared at every event with the charity we ran.

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