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| Two hours a day at most for now... client is waiting hehe... |
Don't get me wrong though, I do not mean that I multi-task. That's not good, specially for the brain. What I do mean is that I need to take time to do other stuff even if that's just 30 minutes a day. Specially on days when I need to work on some major stuff for my career.
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Sunstreaker... all dusted and ready to go back
the shelf.
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This has now been part of a typical work day for me and I integrate them well into my system. According to Bryan Tracey, you need to carve out at least one to two hours for significant tasks and that's what I try to do with the projects and portfolio building stuff. The hobbies I insert between those hours and do them when I'm really burned up.
Funny how I can set time to do these hobbies and let go of the most important thing that I should be doing.
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Sandrock, a gift that Manay gave me way back
in college and has only tasted primer paint
this year. |
I've recently come across a recent challenge in my spiritual life and I believe that the Lord used this to remind me of what I've been missing out.
You see, when I started getting serious about working freelance I let go of a lot of things. I moved to a Church that was nearer our place but I wasn't able to integrate myself yet as much as I was in my parent church. Before, I used to lead a Bible Study group and I was teaching in the afternoons at Kid's Church and was also doing art for our congregation. These things however, I believed, took time that I should have been spending with my art and so that's what I did: I practically removed myself from church work except to go there to attend service. I know that during that time trimming down tasks was needed but I think I overstayed in that place for far too long and went overboard and it's time to go return.
After I felt the Lord telling me to go back I went to my sister and her husband to get counsel and to ask for prayers. I'm really really thankful for having them in my life and for being the people to introduce me to Christ and I knew that should I get lost they were the ones I could go to for help and guidance. We prayed together and they laid hands on me and my sister told me that perhaps I should make time for the Lord.
Make time. That was what I needed to do all along. I've been trapped in pursuing this goal of freelancing for far too long that I have forgotten the blessings that I've received from God along the way. I know there are a lot of skeptics out there who would say that the good stuff that's happened to me happened because I worked for them but the truth is no matter how hard I worked if God hadn't given me the opportunities then all the stuff I've been doing would be laid to waste. It's quite a long story and one day I'll write them down and when I do I'm sure you'll see how God has been working in helping me pursue my dreams (and even my gf's too.).
So it's time to "Make Time" for Him. I know that even if I don't do this God will continue to bless me out of love. That's what He's been doing all this time. But I feel the need to go back and work in church again. I want to meet new Christian friends and meet the old ones that I've left behind. I also want to get involved in a Bible Study Group again although this time not in a lead position as I feel the need to renew myself. Doing these things won't earn me salvation, he's given that already but doing so will help me strengthen my spiritual life and help me get to enjoy His presence in my life more.
So God bless guys and be safe :)
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