Loading…

The Time Crunch: What to Do When You Can’t Do It All is unavailable, but you can change that!

A Pastor’s Work is Never Done. Sometimes you feel like you just can’t win. While you are praying, you feel you should be studying. While studying you feel you should be out visiting. While visiting you feel you should be with your family. And while you are with your family, you feel you should be spending more time with the Lord. It’s a vicious circle. Driven by both a relentless sense of guilt...

planning, when my creative juices are flowing. Early in the morning, I like to write sermons, outline classes, and dream great dreams. I also know I’m likely to drop into a valley after lunch, to feel sluggish. This is the time to take on routine tasks or jobs so stimulating they overcome my drowsiness. It’s time to be moving rather than sitting at my desk. I visit hospitals and shut-ins and make telephone calls in the early afternoon. Whatever your rhythms, make friends with them. 3. Examine how
Page 30