Investing one's Time Wisely

I'm sitting here at working reflecting on the lessons learned last night at a financial management course offer by our church.

The entire lesson yesterday (part of a 5 week course) was on Vision and they spoke of the importance of investing your money (and time) effectively.

Your God given Vision should be your passion, your purpose, your joy.  It should really motivate you.  That thing you love to do so you never get tied of the long hours it can sometimes take to make it happen.


That Vision should dictate how your money and time are therefore spent.  We all have only 24 hours a day. It's how we use those 24 hours that dictate the life we lead.

That's what's troubling me now.   I'm here at work.  At a job that has absolutely nothing to do with my God-given purpose.

Why?

Well, to pay the bills of course.  My God-given purpose has yet to do that.

But what's the point?   What's the point of having a Vision if we're stuck in our little rat-race.  The rat-race won't get us ahead.   It's not working harder that will benefit you.  It's working smarter, at those things that you're best at.

But how do you manage to invest your time in your vision when it doesn't initially (and maybe not for years) pay your bills??

You take the hit.   You live at the level you can live at, while you pursue that vision single-mindedly.  Robert Kiyosaki lived out of his car with his future-wife for months until they could get their next business off the ground after his previous business had gone bankrupt.  He refused to invest his money, or time, elsewhere, except in his own vision.

The nine hours a day I spend working or traveling for work are a huge waste of my potential and not part of my God-given Vision.   But can I do without them to invest that same time in my/God's Vision for me?

How do I not?  How can I say I trust in God yet put more faith in man's ability to feed me?

But to step out in faith, and leave my job so I can pursue a full-time writing career would put everything my wife and I own in jeopardy.

Is there some middle ground?  Some paying work I could do that would be in line with my vision?  Perhaps.  Perhaps.   I will have to explore this further.

Life is moving along

It's been a while since my last post so there's quite a bit to catch up on. 

Overall life is great.  OMG, in context of where I was last year, life is simply marvelous.

My marriage is wonderful and improving all the time.  I cannot thank God enough for guiding me to my wife, and vice versa, because left to our own devices, we never would have gotten together but she is indeed such a blessing in my life, and I hope, I am in turn to hers.

There are of course rough patches, but we navigate our way through them, mostly just through open and honest communication.

Right now I think the most challenging thing in the marriage, is me.  I'm still tied up in my own self-limiting beliefs (yes, I know I write an empowerment blog) and so is she, but she'd love to be able to look at me and be inspired every day, but I'm not that much of an inspiration on a lot of days.   However, I do strive on.

Church is playing an increasingly important part in my life (OMG, like, so old!) as I take increasing comfort in trusting in God and continually see God come through when you trust in Him and follow His plan (not your plan).

I'm back to writing every day, currently workshoping my book with other writers.  Feedback is encouraging although, apparently, I'm long winded.  (as readers of this blog already know)

Family life is great.  Blessed with three wonderful souls to help sheppard, all of whom are doing excellent in their own regards.

Our living situation is vastly improved from a year ago as well, but with that improvement comes new financial realities that we are adjusting too.   Currently looking for more opportunities to create additional income. :) 

I'll leave it at that for now, least I become long winded. 

All the best,

P