David Ancell / Wednesday February 24, 2010
Here is my first note on the retreat. We had a group discussion on stewardship and evangelization, and we spent time on each topic of time, talent, and treasure. Here I’m going to expand on some comments that I made about time . . .
At one time, I knew that I needed to do a lot of new things in my life. For longer than I wish to admit, I’d simply decide I wanted to do something, and then I’d keep doing everything I had been doing. I somehow expected to just magically start doing whatever it was I needed to do, whether it be to read more, join a gym, get out more, etc. Well, it just doesn’t work that way. In order to make room for what I needed to do, I had to sacrifice something I was doing.
I had a rather time-consuming hobby. I’m a big electroholic. It didn’t even occur to me how much time and money I was spending needlessly. I decided I had to spend less time shopping and playing with my little toys and spend it on the things I needed to do. Within months, I found time for that which I needed to do.
Being a good steward of time means evaluating how we are spending our time. It means making a sacrifice so that we can do something more important. I am thankful that God finally allowed me to realize this. It’s even more important now that I am married and will hopefully be a father someday.
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