I can remember my first use of a phone. It was yellow, had a very long cord and you had to “dial” the numbers. I can also remember my first cell phone. It was a big bag phone. How things have changed! However, there are times when we simply need to “hang up the phone.” Allow me to share a portion of a “Daily Focus” devotional form Alpha Omega Publications (aop.com) that speaks to this...
Distractions-they can eat up a day faster than you know, and there seems to always be plenty to choose from. Many days I've wondered, "Where did the time go?" The time I lost was usually spent on things that seemed beneficial or constructive. One of these was the temptation to answer the phone. After all, it may be an emergency, right?
A ringing phone for me was like a piece of candy to a child-not to be resisted. Besides, who can stand listening to a ringing phone? Being on the phone seemed innocent enough, until my children needed me. Oftentimes, they would have to wait to have their questions answered until I was done talking to a friend. "Just let it ring" became my children's motto.
Do you feel like you are always behind? Pray to ask God to show you what activities need to be eliminated from your daily schedule. Get rid of those that may be worthwhile in themselves, but eat too much of your time each day. "Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us" (Hebrews 12:1).
Lord, help me to prioritize my schedule today and not be taken in by those things that distract me. I need Your wisdom to know what is valuable and what isn't. In Jesus' name, Amen.
I think we can all say “amen” to that!
Loving and Leading,
Jeff Powell
