Are you "busy" or actually working your land?

Published about 2 months ago • 2 min read

Dear ~~Sam~~ Reader,

1. A quick word from Zach

Lately Proverbs 28:19 has been pressing on me. My calendar says I am busy, but if you watched how I actually spend my hours, you would not always see me working the land that is most likely to produce the bread I am praying for. This week I want to invite you to take that same hard look at how you are spending your time.

2. Something worth thinking about

“

Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread,

but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

~ Proverbs 28:19

3. Something worth trying

Set aside 20–30 quiet minutes with a pen and paper and walk through your last week. First, write down where your hours actually went. Then ask two questions about each major block of time:

Is this really the kind of work that, under God, tends to produce the “bread” I am praying for?
If not, what land has God given me that I need to work more faithfully this week?

Close by asking the Lord to realign your effort with the results you are asking him for.

That's a wrap. Have a great week.

P.S. If today's issue of Dear Sam blessed you or challenged you, would you forward it along to a brother who might need to hear it as well?

To thriving,

Zach Wise

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