Making God the focus of our lives

Many have been left jobless or are stuck at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite these setbacks, this is a perfect opportunity to come closer to God, using the free time we have to plan the rest of 2021.

Jan 09, 2021

By Samuel Latimer
Many have been left jobless or are stuck at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite these setbacks,  this is a perfect opportunity to come closer to God, using the free time we have to plan the rest of 2021.

Based on The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey — a teacher of principle and one who believes in God — he has introduced some strategies which can help us lead effective lives each day and also not miss opportunities that can have a lasting effect on a lifetime — being proactive and writing mission statements.

Being proactive is one of the most effective strategies that everyone should develop into a habit. It requires us to understand that we are in control of our lives. In the simple words of Eleanor Roosevelt: “I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.”

This quote reminds us that at every point in our lives we have the opportunity to pick either the broad (sinful or bad) or narrow (value driven and good) path when making the most miniscule of decisions. A proactive person is someone who takes matters into their hands and makes changes inside-out, whilst someone reactive is someone who simply reacts to a situation and absolves himself or herself of the responsibility by taking no action. 

In this circumstance, our stimulus is the CMCO, being cooped up at home. However, God has given us the advantage of choosing whether we respond proactively or reactively. We can each use our values  and plan our a day, using the four powers that we have to become very proactive people: self-awareness, imagination, conscience, and independent will.

Writing a mission statement is the way to go to reach our goal, whatever it may be. Coming closer to God should be our main goal as we have so much spare time which we can spend praying or taking part in organisations that do missionary work. There are even Masses taking place at different times everyday. 

A mission statement is like a constitution that is your key value, like a map. It is something that defines you and your decisions. It’s like your paradigm — how you see and interpret the world and situations that come onto your plate. It takes time to create one, and also takes a few drafts to come up with the final one. Some people take days and some weeks. Here is a website recommended from the book which you can visit to build your personal or family mission statement. It’s more in depth.

https://msb.franklincovey.com/

If you like reading, have a look at The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey in your free time, it’s a great starting point. Hopefully this article has been effective in inspiring you to click on that link and reading the book. Good Luck!

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