Life-audit

 

We’re halfway through the year*, can you believe it?  Let’s do an audit, an introspective look at ourselves.  With the pressures of life as intense as they are, any of us can get out of balance.  We all have the potential to neglect what’s really important to us personally and to the Kingdom of God. 

An audit, in the financial world is a thorough examination of the books, looking for balance between deposits and withdrawals. 

A “life-audit” is similar. You take a hard look at the deposits and withdrawals of your time, your energy, your resources, activities, relationships.  If there are more withdrawals than deposits, you are operating your life “in the red”!  Sooner or later, something is going to break or fall apart – it may be you! 

All of us have to know our limits.  Allowing too many withdrawals without making enough deposits leaves us empty, discouraged and exhausted.  One of the key strategies of the devil is to wear us down spiritually, emotionally, mentally or physically.  Fatigue makes us vulnerable to mistakes. 

So at the halfway point of 2009, let’s do an audit: (1) Audit your weaknesses. (2) Audit your strengths; your passion, determination, compassion, your desire to do right, etc. (3) Audit your priorities; any disorder in your life can be disastrous. (4) Audit your relationships; you can’t be all things to all people; you can’t solve everybody’s problems. (5) Audit your motivation; ask yourself why am I doing what I’m doing? 

Now, what adjustments need to be made going into the second half of 2009? Make them, and move forward!

*This content was written at a different time, and a Filipino missionary in training who isn't as familiar with our seasons here in America prepared this post and we apologize we didn't catch the out of season reference. :)

The Pastor's Pocket
Pastor Bruce Freeman 

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