Proverbs 3:1-2

"My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you."

Okay, I want to start this off on a very practical note. I have trouble with making time for things I need to make time for. I often catch myself saying "I don't have time", yet I just spent 4 hours on my Xbox.

Now listen, I'm not saying this is a complete solution for my time management problem, because it runs deeper than all this; it's about priorities. But for the last month or so, I schedule EVERYTHING. My iPhone calendar is such a blessing. Everything from when I know I need to set time aside to practice songs for church, to commitments like hanging out with friends. Somehow, when I look at it all in front of me, day to day, I find it much harder to avoid things and make excuses. It's almost like when it gets to the next day, and I look back and see all of the things I didn't do that I told others (and myself) that I would do, I really see, not to sound mystic or anything, the passing of time, and how I let that pass by. I'm more aware of my failing in that moment, because when I open my calendar at the beginning of every day, I have to look at it.

This isn't just to make myself feel guilty, I realize I'm far from perfect. This is about being intentional.

I highly recommend it. Schedule. Use a calendar. You'll thank me later.

I feel busy lately, but really I'm not all that busy; I've just been letting things pile up. In all that confusion and discomfort, I let my relationship with God slip. I've actually stopped paying attention to the sin in my life and stopped looking to God to help me remove it. Above anything else, I need to make time for Him. I think if I honor God with an intimate and personal relationship, he'll make sure I have time for the things I need to be doing. I want to be teachable, and I want to be willing to drop everything like James and John. Christ called them, and they left everything they knew, in faith that Christ would look after them. I mean seriously, they left families and jobs, commitments and comfort, for Jesus. I want to be able to drop all of my "plans" to follow when he calls.

   Kyle Jenkins

"My son, do not forget my teaching..."