Picking up the pieces...
A few weeks ago, I "hit bottom" with all my responsibilities and lack of time-management discipline. Since I'm working on having better time-management discipline this week, I'll be MIA online for most of it, so I thought I'd share a few posts I draft-wrote when I "hit bottom."
{Hitting Bottom - Part One}
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Hitting Bottom - Part Two
As I posted yesterday, I have a LOT on my plate. But, my number one priority (after my relationship with God) OUGHT to be my family - my husband and my kids. As a stay-at-home mom/spouse, I OUGHT to have more than enough time to care for their needs, as well as bless them, on a daily basis. They OUGHT to be the focus of my day. However, I have to tell you - this isn't the case most days. If anything, they tend to be an afterthought - at the bottom of my "to-do" list.
I find myself so focused on my goals for my online ministry that I forget that my primary ministry during this season of my life IS my family.
Specifically, I have two young children (2yo and 3.5yo) who need Mommy to be building into their lives. Also, since my husband works outside the home, I need to make our home a haven for him - somewhere he can retreat to each night in peace.
There needs to be a redirection and reorganization of my priorities. My "to-do" list needs to be reversed, putting my husband's and children's needs at the TOP, rather than the BOTTOM.
My ministry outside of my home should NEVER come
BEFORE my family, since during this season of my life,
God has called me to minister primarily TO my family.
Remembering my present calling is key to keeping my priorities properly balanced.
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Do you need to re-order and re-direct your priorities? What can I do to encourage you to focus on the calling God has given you during this season of your life?
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Labels: ashleypichea, Taking a Break
posted by Ashley Pichea @ 12:05 AM
10 Comments:
So true, Ashley. I sometimes get frustrated because I don't feel like I'm doing enough in ministry only to be reminded that I have the biggest responsibility to minister to the sweet little boy watching my every move. Praying for you! :-)
AMEN Ashley!!! I feel the same way!
Way to go, Ashley! I know you must feel pulled in many directions, all of them good and valid. But the Lord will bless your efforts to line up your priorities with His. We all need to do that from time to time.
Tom Harmon always says that his family is his ministry. Not the preaching he does. That is just an overflow of his family life.
I know what you are talking about all too well. The Lord has been dealing with me in this same area. I have found it to be so much easier for me when I write everything down so the outside priorities don't take over the inside (home).
Thanks for your prayers and encouragement! It's hard to remember that we have the biggest impact on our kids - what we do and say (or don't do/don't say) on a daily basis is building into them for the rest of their lives.
It's easier said than done, for me at least. I need to be constantly seeking His will for my life (and my day) in order to remember what my priorities truly are!
Thank you for your encouragement! It's a daily struggle (one I'm currently losing) to bring my priorities to God asking Him to align them to His priorities for my life.
Ministry outside of the home definitely needs to be an overflow of the ministry happening IN the home. I struggle with trying to reverse this too often... thanks for the reminder!
I'm a list lover... I find it much easier to stay on task and focused on the priorities God has ordained for me each day when I write it all down! Thanks for sharing!
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