Living and Acting Organized
Persons are best served who plan their day’s activities. Much more can be accomplished when people organize themselves and operate within that plan. God has given humankind twenty-four hours each new day, which can be divided realistically for maximum achievement.
Bodies and minds need rest for greater productivity the next day. Therefore, it is good that one employs a regular number of hours per night for sleep, preferably encompassing the same number of hours each time.
Once morning arrives, the best thing is to keep moving with a sense of urgency, since once the hours pass, they shall never become available to us again! In order for anyone to benefit from the moments of any new day, the best approach is to have the projected activities outlined in a progressive, ongoing fashion.
Thus, waking up at a pre-planned hour will normally lead one into the bathroom for a quick use of the same. The next half hour, or whatever length of time one determines, before other activities demand attention, the best option is to devote to a time alone with God, through Bible reading, prayer, and the mental preparation for all that lies ahead. This may be followed by bath or breakfast, depending on what preference one chooses for first place.
Realistically, after much or all of the preceding is achieved, a new day may commence. The person has awaken, had a time alone with God, used the shower, had breakfast, got dressed. If physical exercise is part of one’s day, that can be easily incorporated in the day, at the time of one’s choosing.
From whatever angle one begins the day, each hour slot may be filled with the activities projected or planned for that day, which more than likely include one’s daily work, fulfilling the tasks already scheduled.
Even though life is so “daily” it needs not be monotonous if one plans it well. The greatest benefit is that much more is accomplished when the day is planned and organized, than if one just left life to happen.
No one will ever be cheated of the best things life can offer by being organized, by planning even the minutest details of a day’s operation. And due to observing regular sleep hours, one’s mind will always be fresh, rested and creative for extra occurrences which otherwise would not happen. There will be no unduly “huffing and puffing” because things are being performed within the best time-frame, and with extra time to spare in case of emergencies or other unexpected events.
The important detail is to maintain the above consistent, day in, day out. We don’t need to subordinate ourselves to other people’s demands if we keep our own calendar up-to-date and adequately organized for maximum effectiveness. God gave us time to be good stewards of it! Those who do it get ahead, and move into genuine triumph in life “redeeming the time because the days are evil” (Ephesians (5:16).
