Time

I think I am procrastinating.

I have an assignment that I should be writing. I also should be organising an event at church which is in two days. At the very least I should be weeding the garden, which is not looking too neat at the moment....

Does anyone else feel like they have many more important things that they should be doing right now? I spend a lot of time complaining that I don't have enough time.

Why is that?

Well, I need to get all these important things done, so I can spend time doing the other things, like hanging out with my wife, praying, doodling, blogging, listening to music, blogging.

What? These are not important things?

Maybe I am doing the important things already? I spend a lot of time hanging out with my wife, doodling, blogging, listening to music, chilling with my friends.... Why do I think of these things as not as important? Because they are not urgent?

I automatically classify anything to do with my work as "important", and everything else as "less important".

But I have begun to think that these "less important" things are just as urgent as the other "important" ones. Maybe more important....

People and relationships are more important than anything else. Spending time with my wife is one of the most crucial things I can ever do. Doodling on a pad inspires creativity - one of God's greatest gifts to us. Music lets us in on the beauty and wonder of life, and says things that can't be said with mere words. Work is important to give our life purpose - we were made to work. But it is less important than people.

It is easy to fill my day with activities, but the greatest tool for building relationship is time - free time. I want to be a person who always has time for people.

Especially for my family.

Names

I've been thinking lately about names. We put a lot of emphasis on making a name for ourself, gaining honour, respect.... We write a book, and make sure our name is on it, so no one else gets the credit. We write a song, and make sure it is copyrighted to us, why? So no one else gains from my talent and skill?

If I do anything good, I make sure people know it was me, not someone else. And if I do anything bad, I try to explain that it wasn't me....

Is this a good thing?

I'm not sure.

It seems to me that when Jesus Christ said, "Those who want to be honoured should become the least, and those who want to be first should go last," he was talking about names. I think this might be saying that we should not strive to make our name great....?

Really, if I write anything good, can I claim any of it? Without my teachers at school, I would make no sense. Without the inspiration of the books I read, or the musicians I listen to, I would likely have nothing to say at all!

I would not even have life, if not for God.

What credit can I claim, seriously? I would much rather people follow Him than me.

Let His name increase, and mine decrease.

I'd rather be a no-name lowly fisherman than a millionaire entrepreneur with too much reputation.