Trade-offs in Life

 

 

Our grandson figured out that if he gets right up, gets dressed and makes his bed, he will have time to play before going to school. It's pretty neat when kids make connections like this that affect their behavior, because these sorts of connections are made throughout life.

Now whether or not, as adults, we have something driving us to jump out of bed, that's another thing. Our kids acquired the habit of setting multiple alarms over the years so they'd be sure not to oversleep.

For me, I like getting my prayer time in while the house is still quiet. If I pray early, then that leaves me more time in the morning to do other things. I wish I could say I always manage to do this, but that just isn't the case.

 

Obviously, what I'm talking about here are trade-offs. Everything's a trade. We trade our time and work for money or fulfillment, we trade our energy for health or accomplishment, and we trade our rest for whatever seems worth it.

In all of this trading, some things are given up for other things, and almost without even realizing it, the decisions we make can reveal what is most important to us.

As you go through your day today, consider what you are trading. What is being gained in your trade and what is being lost, and then allow this to cause you to reconsider some of your choices.

And while you are at it, consider what choosing God will bring to your life and what you will lose if you ignore or reject him. Interestingly, God doesn't gain anything for himself by loving us, but we gain everything when we are open to receiving him.

Like the pearl of great price (Matthew 13:46) when you find God, you have everything.

Janet Cassidy

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