Worldview Wednesday- What Does Your Calendar Look Like?

Last night, Joey and I were looking back over my calendar beginning in June to see where our time has gone. Wowwie! We were very busy! Crazy busy-with awesome stuff! The real question is, "What did we spend our time doing?" I am glad to say that we spent alot of time with a lot of people. We really made our rounds and hung out with old friends and new friends and family I see every day and family I haven't seen in a long time. It was a great summer! Now for the next question-"What did we do with that time?" You might think we already answered that question but I have come to realize that I can physically be present somewhere but really have done "nothing" with my time while there. In fact, as I looked at the calendar I began to think about each event, activity, Bible study meeting, pool side hangout, trip out of town, visit to another church, phone call, day of staying home and wondered, "Did I seek the Lord that day?" "Did I share the gospel?" "Did I live the gospel?" "Did I pray for that person?" "Did I live on purpose for Jesus?" or "Did I fill my time with gossip?" "Was I encouraging when I was with that person?" "Was i self-absorbed or did I care about the needs of my friend?" So many questions-but you get the point!!! Truthfully, I looked back on some things and thought, "I think I just showed up physically that day!"

Challenge-Do you use your calendar as a diary or as a planner? What I mean is- do you look back and what you have done after the summer is over and think, like me, wow, I should have...? or do you look ahead at it and pray over each square aiming to live out your christian worldview by living on purpose each day for Christ? Being a christian takes strategizing! We must have a plan to live for Jesus or the day will be gone and we will get bogged down with all of our stuff and wonder where all the time went! I think the answer to the challenge is, "both". I want to use my calendar to pencil in events but to plan out gospel living as I do so. And I want to look back at it like a diary to reflect and evaluate. I am often guilty of wanting to plan, what I call "ministry" events, into my calendar and I just fall apart when I don't see enough of them there. It's kind of like when I discovered that Bible and History aren't two seperate subjects but one. My life activities and trips and family reunions and stay at home days, etc, are the ministry events!!! Double "DUH" to me! Why do I make this so complicated?!? Well the summer is gone, fabulous as it was,busy as it was, but Fall is now on the way. Guess what? The calendar looks just as busy!!! Better get to strategizing! : )