Practical Priorties
Jack Drain
October 28, 2009
I've been doing some soul searching lately. Reviewing the items on my "Bucket List." Wondering what impact many of my emails are having on my readers? Seeking the wisdom of God and His guidance on matters of this world. Attempting to control an outraged view of what is happening to America. Testing my memory and my values. Anxious to be the kind of father, grandfather, great grandfather, husband, uncle, mentor, friend, chaplain, minister, author, neighbor, voter, citizen, student, servant, consultant, patient, businessman, debtor, retiree, reader, observer, encourager, supporter, many expect of me. Or should I simply admit all these are my personal expectations of me? If so, then how do I prioritize all of them? Which ones are the most important, when it is obvious they all overlap and are interwoven in the daily fabric of the whole clothe which is my life. Christ has advised us to cast our burdens on Him, but most of these are not burdens. I take great joys in nearly all of them. They make my life richer, fuller and more satisfying when achieved at even minimal levels, always accepting the truth... I could have done better.
I sense a closeness and familiarity with all my relations that I am not alone or unique in this quest for peace and security. I suspect we all experience a constantly changing set of priorities. Remember the old saying: "You can fool all of the people some of the time, and you can fool some of the people all the time, but you can't fool all of the people all the time?" Perhaps that applies to our priorities as well. Didn't Solomon prescribe a time for one thing then a time for another? The key is knowing when, where, what, why and how to adjust to the circumstances, consequences, conditions and situations we face as we maintain the principals we were taught or learned. And that, my readers, leads us to desire a carefully built and continously maintained foundation upon which we rise each morning and face the life God has set before us... works waiting since the beginning of creation...like those listed above. There is no such thing as "unemployed." "Underperforming?" Yes, "wrongfully employed?" Yes, our prisons are full of them. I guess it really does matter who we work for and how well we know the "Boss."
Tennis anyone?
Jack L. Drain
Lt/Colonel, USAF
Retired
October 28,2009
jdrain4@tx.rr.com
www.mylifeonloan.com
I sense a closeness and familiarity with all my relations that I am not alone or unique in this quest for peace and security. I suspect we all experience a constantly changing set of priorities. Remember the old saying: "You can fool all of the people some of the time, and you can fool some of the people all the time, but you can't fool all of the people all the time?" Perhaps that applies to our priorities as well. Didn't Solomon prescribe a time for one thing then a time for another? The key is knowing when, where, what, why and how to adjust to the circumstances, consequences, conditions and situations we face as we maintain the principals we were taught or learned. And that, my readers, leads us to desire a carefully built and continously maintained foundation upon which we rise each morning and face the life God has set before us... works waiting since the beginning of creation...like those listed above. There is no such thing as "unemployed." "Underperforming?" Yes, "wrongfully employed?" Yes, our prisons are full of them. I guess it really does matter who we work for and how well we know the "Boss."
Tennis anyone?
Jack L. Drain
Lt/Colonel, USAF
Retired
October 28,2009
jdrain4@tx.rr.com
www.mylifeonloan.com