Making What’s Most Important Most Important

Week 1 – Making What’s Most Important Most Important

Key Point:

There’s always more to do – but some things are more important than others.

If you aren’t intentional, lesser things will distract you from what’s most important.

Luke 10:38-42

As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to and do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

Key Point:

It’s easy to confuse busyness with love.

Parkinson’s Law: • Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion • The number of workers within public administration, bureaucracy or officialdom tends to grow, regardless of the amount of work to be done.

2 Corinthians 9:7-8

Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.

Ordo Amoris: Ordered love

“Since one cannot do good to all, we ought to consider those chiefly who by reason of place, time or any other circumstance, by a kind of chance are more closely united to us.” – Augustine of Hippo

Wisdom asks: What is truly most important right now?

Hint: Relationships should always top the list.

• So ask, “Who” is most important.