The excerpt was then removed and adapted with permission from the book Refresh, by Shona and David Murray, Faithful Publisher.
According to David Brooks, columnist for the New York Times, there are two ways of thinking about life:? A well-planned life? and “intimidated life. ” In his column on the subject, he cited an essay based on a graduation lecture by Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen to present a model of well-planned living. Do we have a well planned life? when we take the time to find a clear goal and, based on that, make the right decisions about how best to use our time and talents. On the other hand, who lives one? Intimate life? he rejects the possibility of long-term planning and, as situations and circumstances arise, asks, “What are these circumstances asking me to do?” How should i react? I’m sure most people could identify which of the two categories fits. or maybe it works for both, depending on the day. So what is the best way to live? Starting from the truth that we were created in the image of God and therefore that we have been called to reflect, to some extent, his sovereign purpose, I believe that every Christian should live on the solid foundation of a “well-planned life. ” No Christian should become a mere victim of events, like a plug thrown into an ever-changing ocean of circumstances and opinions. God had a reason for putting each of us here, and we should not walk aimlessly day after day, week after week, year after year, wasting our lives with no sense of direction, simply reacting to what we are doing. people. We need to bring our time and talents to God and ask him, “What do you want me to do?” Prayer can keep us from spending years like ping pong balls, playing from one activity to another, from one requirement to another, from one expectation to another.
- However.
- There is a danger associated with a “well-planned life.
- “We can become insensitive and indifferent to people’s needs.
- Everyone must accept an element of “intimate life.
- ” But what should be the ratio?Christ is a good role model.
- If he knew exactly why he was on earth and what he had to do.
- He also had a place for spontaneity when he felt the need to respond to unexpected events.
- Sometimes he did not agree to deviate from the target to pay attention to people’s demands.
- But at other times it was stopping to meet an urgent need.
- He lived the “well-planned life” but also gave way to “intimate life”.
- It was always perfectly balanced.
So how do you find the perfect balance? Although each person needs to find a different combination, depending on our character and vocation, there are three words that I believe help us find balance, three words that allow us to reduce the weights that crush us: purpose, planning and size.
As we all find ourselves in different circumstances, there is no magic formula that works for everyone, what I can do is talk a little about the balance between a well-planned life and an intimate life, which works well for me, given my character and responsibilities in this moment in my life, an equation that has helped me realize what I believe is God’s call for me, without locking myself in interruptions and unexpected events. : 60% well planned life 40% intimate life 100% prayer. It doesn’t make any mathematical sense, but it does have a spiritual meaning. Without daily prayer, without asking for God’s daily help, I could accomplish nothing.
Many women do not realize that they are running at an unsustainable pace until they enter a state of physical, emotional and spiritual exhaustion. Based on many years of counseling and their own experience of depression, Shona and David Murray will help you slow down so that you live by the passage of grace for God’s glory.