How To Cultivate A Meaningful Life

We're stepping into the last day of our track, where we are honing in on how we can use our time to cultivate a meaningful life.

And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done. He removed the high places and broke the pillars and cut down the Asherah. And he broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the people of Israel had made offerings to it (it was called Nehushtan). He trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel, so that there was none like him among all the kings of Judah after him, nor among those who were before him. For he held fast to the Lord. He did not depart from following him, but kept the commandments that the Lord commanded Moses. And the Lord was with him; wherever he went out, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and would not serve him.

2 Kings 18:3-7

We begin to experience the eternal touching down with the mundane when we can identify titles, tasks, and times to schedule by priority instead of proximity. What we’re doing every day accomplishes an eternal purpose. But how do we tweak our schedule to be maximally efficient, to make the most of our days here on Earth? Let's dive in and find out.

In 2 Kings 18:3-7, we see Hezekiah tear down all of the idols and high places of false worship. As the king, it was his responsibility to uproot what was destructive to the community. But he also planted the commandments of the Lord, to love and care for each other.

We've talked about the reality that we have been given titles and tasks, and we control how our time is spent. Now, we have to fit those tasks and titles into TIME.

The test is to become a student of ourselves.

How do you tweak your schedule to become maximally helpful? What boundaries or guardrails do you need to set up to protect the holy time when you fulfill the tasks and titles?

When are you most creative? When are you the most Helpful? When do you find it best to make decisions? Again, be a student of yourself and build your schedule around a strategy that will allow you to accomplish what God has called you to and be maximally fruitful.