Monday, December 7, 2009

Over Disciplined?

Is there such a thing as over disciplined? Yesterday at church we had a sermon titled: Lack of Discipline: Mismanagement.

Lack of discipline is just as much a toxin as greed, lying and pride, Lack of self-control hinders Christians from experiencing life to the fullest, as Jesus promised. Lazy people want much but get little, while the diligetn are prospering. (Prov. 13:4)

This sermon made me think in a different direction, which was being over disciplined where it controls my life a different way. If you haven't figure it out about me yet, I'm an organized person, to the point I think I may have a problem! :) I love it so much, I consider it a hobby! hahhahaa...okay, maybe not to that extreme, but I do love to be organized!

The sermon talked about having self-discipline. Healthy self-discipline is the ability to do what should be done. Not necessarily what I want to do, but what I need to do and/or what I should do. You see, for me it's not that I don't want to do them or don't know that I needs to get done...its the matter of I WANT to do them BEFORE I can do anything else.
Then we talked about the multiple responsibilities we have in our lives such as: God, Family, Employer, Neighbors, Personal Development, Friends, Church, Society.

It's what you do with your time that is most important. We are to be careful to time wasters. Everyone is given 24 hrs in a day, how do I spend my 24 hrs? I thought about this all day yesterday after we came back from church form hearing this. My husband wanted to go pheasant hunting, but I kept thinking about all the laundry and cleaning I needed to get done.
Here is where I struggle and think I'm over disciplined. I knew all the things that needed to get done at home and knew that it would take a 1/2 day to a full day to get all of it done. If I didn't do it then, I wouldn't get around to it till Tuesday. I wanted to go with my husband because I knew it would be a fun walk in the woods for the whole day and to spend time together. I was torn. Which do I do?

Well, I ended up staying home and getting ALL my laundry done and cleaning. I kept wondering the whole time if I would have went, what that would have been like. Being I got all my stuff done, I no longer was thinking about it the back of my head...but if I would have went with my husband, I have a feeling I would have been still thinking about and nervous about getting it all done! Which is better? Was it better for me to stay home to get it all done, or would it have been better for me to go with my husband? Did I spend my 24 hrs yesterday wisely?
I know I did some time wasters yesterday as well, becuase I ended up taking a 15 min. nap too, because my back hurt. But I don't see it as a time waster, because if I wouldn't have rested, I wouldn't have been taking care of myself. Right?
This is so much think about it for so many ways this could go.

Lord Jesus, show me ways I need to disciple myself better and show me ways that I may be OVER disciplined. Jesus I thank you for the time I was able to have at home to get all the things I needed to get done and I thank you my husband was able to still go hunting and able to provide for us some more dinners! :) O God, I pray you show my husband and I the balance we need to for each other, but also the balance we need to get things done as well. Help us to help each other out where we need it most during these times and to be understand with each other. I thank you so much for the understanding and loving husband you have given me who is willing to stand by me to figure these things out! Lord Jesus, I want to use my 24 hrs a day to the best I can and the best that will glorify you. I pray you will show and give me opportunities in every day that I won't waste! Help me to be alert and aware of ways I can show your love and care to others.

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