Quotes about Prioritization

And yet, while there is only the one thing we can care for and devote ourselves to, we choose instead to care about and attach ourselves to a score of others: to our bodies, to our property, to our family, friends and slaves. [15] And, being attached to many things, we are weighed down and dragged along with them.

The only time I waste is time I spend doing something that, in my gut, I know I shouldn't. If I choose to spend time playing video games or sleeping in, then it's time well spent, because I chose to do it. I did it for a reason - to relax, to decompress or to feel good, and that was what I wanted to do.

The devil will let a preacher prepare a sermon if it will keep him from preparing himself.

I'm a master at getting as much in a day as possible.

I guess I made a resolution years ago that I would only do things that were only really important or really fun.

The least pain in our little finger gives us more concern and uneasiness than the destruction of millions of our fellow-beings.

the activity of my life ("doing" for Jesus) began to eclipse the contemplative dimension of my life ("being" with Jesus).

I was engaged in more activity for God than my being with God could sustain.

Martha's problems, however, go beyond her busyness. I suspect that if Martha were to sit at the feet of Jesus, she would still be distracted by everything on her mind.

I don't want to be entertained. I don't want visuals or musicals. I don't want a vacation. I don't want to quit. I don't want sympathy. The cry of my heart is 'Just Give Me Jesus.'

Actually 'Soon' has more than the Left Behind series, but I really believe less is more.

You are responsible for allocating your life.