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DO WHAT IS IMPORTANT

THE OTHER DAY, I HAD A BIG DAY PLANNED TO GET ALL KINDS OF THINGS DONE. I STARTED OFF GREAT.
I HAD ONE OF THE SMALL ITEMS OFF MY TO DO LIST BY 8:30. I STARTED ON THE NEXT ITEM WHEN
SOMEONE CAME TO MY OFFICE WITH URGENT ISSUE #1. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I NEEDED TO
ADDRESS RIGHT AWAY. OF COURSE, IT TOOK LONGER THAN I EXPECTED IT TO TAKE. I WENT BACK TO
MY LIST AND GOT TO WORK. URGENT ISSUE #2 WAS RIGHT ON THE HEELS OF ME GETTING BACK TO
WORK. THIS TIME A TEACHER NEEDED ME TO SPEAK TO A STUDENT ABOUT A BEHAVIOR ISSUE. NO
PROBLEM, BUT AGAIN IT TOOK LONGER THAN I HAD EXPECTED. ISSUE #3 CAME RIGHT AFTER THAT. I
HAD A COUPLE OF MEETINGS IN THE AFTERNOON, AND THEN THE STUDENTS HEADED HOME. ONE MORE
MEETING AFTER SCHOOL, AND MY DAY WAS MOSTLY FINISHED. MY PLAN FOR THE DAY WAS
INTERRUPTED BY THE URGENT. IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT WE START EACH DAY AT SCHOOL WITH

THE IMPORTANT.

JESUS WENT TO A QUIET PLACE TO PRAY MANY MORNINGS. WE START EACH MORNING AS A STAFF
WITH A DEVOTION TIME. THIS MAKES SURE THAT WE START EACH DAY WITH AN ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE
BEFORE WE RUN INTO THE URGENT THINGS THAT PRESENT THEMSELVES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE

URGENT CAN CROWD OUT THE ETERNAL IF IT IS NOT PRIORITIZED.
HAVING A REGULAR QUIET TIME WITH JESUS CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN YOUR DAY. IF IT IS
SOMETHING YOU DO FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, IT SETS THE TONE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. IF IT
IS SOME OTHER TIME DURING THE DAY, IT GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO. JESUS
THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SPEND TIME WITH HIS FATHER, SO WHY SHOULD WE BE ANY
DIFFERENT. USE THIS TIME TO PRAISE GOD FOR ALL HE IS AND HAS DONE FOR YOU. SHARE YOUR
THOUGHTS AND CONCERNS. ASK FOR HELP WITH A SITUATION. LISTEN TO HIS RESPONSES. BE WILLING

TO OBEY.

MAKING TIME FOR THE ETERNAL MAKES THE URGENT MUCH EASIER TO DEAL WITH. DEALING WITH THE
URGENT WITH GOD CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. MAKE SURE TO SPEND TIME WITH JESUS.

GOD BLESS,
DAVID