Becoming Different

Some posts will look back at "historical" sermons. Today I want to look back to April 29th of last year. Pastor Jon spoke on "Becoming Different" and our path to becoming more like Christ.

Here are the steps:

1. Become proactive. Or buy some Pro-active. Both will help you.

2. Being with the end in mind. Choose a direction based on your vision.

3. Learn the importance of putting first things first.

I want to focus on the last point - how to set your priorities. We should be pursuing a cause we want to advance! Don't let the pressures of your life structure your days. Those days become weeks, months and years! Don't prioritize the things on your schedule - SCHEDULE YOUR PRIORITIES! So simple, but effective!

I've been doing this lately. Each night we lay in bed and write out a list, in order, of our tasks for the next day. First on the list each day (and first priority upon waking) is...prayer! And then after work the non-important stuff like laundry and dishes and we schedule in some fun stuff too - like writing blogs and music and reading. Not writing reading, though. That would be craziness.