Wednesday, September 25, 2013

PREP-A-RA-TION


prep·a·ra·tion
ˌprepəˈrāSHən/
noun  the action or process of making ready or being made ready for use or consideration.

  1. This has been something I have had to do a lot more of lately...more than I am used to at least.  And i've learned a lot about myself along the way.  I've learned where my strength lies and where my deficiencies poke me in the eye!  I've been preparing to do things I don't do on a regular basis, things I've never done before, things that take time and energy and brainpower that seem to be insufficient these days as I try and balance the spinning plates I call LIFE.  So here's my two cents on preparation:

    -MAKE THE TIME DON'T TAKE THE TIME
    You have to carve out, schedule, fight for the time to prepare for the things that are important.  If you just try and "take the time" and throw it in a tiny window of yoru already packed schedule it won't be the quality you want or the task deserves.

    -UNDIVIDED ATTENTION|UNDIVIDED HEART
    Preparation is the most important part of the task, even or project.  Weather it's a Bible Study, preparing to teach or lead in any capacity, an important meeting, a lunch date with a friend, dinner with our family- we must go in with an undivided heart and undivided attention.

    -SURRENDER IT ALL
    In the end, if we have made preparation a priority the only other responsibility is to surrender it all to the Father and trust him completely with the outcome with the fruit that will come from your preparation, your time and energy invested, and giving the person or project your undivided attention.  

    The cliche is true "give God your best and He'll do the rest"





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