What’s important to me is pursuing my God-given life purpose. Conversely, what’s unimportant to me are activities that draw me away from that purpose.
Proverbs 4.25 strongly encourages us to focus by looking straight ahead. Ok, but look ahead at what? Well, for starters – your life purpose, as described in Proverbs 4.18. That purpose becomes clearer and clearer as we pursue what God has prepared us to do! proverbsforprofessionals.net
My life right now
It’s enjoyable for me to live in the mountains.
But, I don’t hunt. Don’t wear camo. And, I don’t fish.
Worse yet, I don’t own a gun, a boat, a four-wheel anything, or a dozen dogs!
We don’t travel. And, don’t want to spend our retirement income on cruise ships.
No camping trips either – please! For a while I was enjoying travel videos on TV, but that activity is pretty much out the window now to accommodate my reading and writing schedule in the afternoon.
Similarly, I have zero interest sitting around with a bunch of old men listening to them share the latest conspiracy theories they have heard or read from some dim-witted politician who believes he’s the messiah. Or, listen to them talk about their visits to the urologist!
Even more serious, I’m a moderate Republican. Thus, I’m in the extreme minority politically compared to the other people who live where we live. Now, some people know I’m a retired college administrator. But, I suspect (hope) many do not.
In short, I’m working really hard to keep a low profile so I don’t get labeled as the resident liberal!
As such, my daily schedule is based around what’s most critical to me at this stage in my life. I realize that my life pattern isn’t the norm for many others my age.
However, I’m pursuing what I believe to be my God-given life purpose by doing what I’m doing – right now. Each day.
Conversely, to pursue that purpose I ignore what’s unimportant to me!
Apply This Today!
It’s important to recognize your natural or normal cycle, then plan your day accordingly if you have the freedom to do so.
It’s more important, I believe, to recognize what is and is not critical to accomplishing your life purpose. If it’s not critical, hence not a priority, it should be unimportant.
So, how do you answer the question “What’s unimportant to me?”