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Author: Pastor Claude Thomas
We are encouraged to manage our priorities because we can all become victims of what someone called “the tyranny of the urgent.” But before talking about managing or priorities, we need to determine if our priorities are worth managing.
What are you chasing? That question was asked of a group of men and prompted my thoughts. The speaker told of his own experience. He had given himself to chasing bigger deals, bigger cars, bigger houses, bigger reputation, and a bigger bank account.
Whatever we chase reveals what we value. And everyone is chasing something. The question is what? If we truly want to know the answer, someone has suggested that a review of the checkbook and the planner will give good insight. These will tell us what our priorities are and priorities will determine what we chase. Are they worth while?
The answer to that is found in the heart. Proverbs 4:24 says, “Guard the heart … it is the well-spring of life.” Our priorities flow out of the heart. Jesus said, “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Lk.12:34). Healthy priorities come from a healthy heart. So, let’s put our hearts under the care of a great cardiologist.
His name? Oh yes. His name is Jesus.