The Best Minute: What you want the most, action, and how Christianity makes the world better
1 IDEA FROM ME
Let what you want most dictate what you do now.
My favorite definition of discipline comes from Craig Groeschel where he says that “discipline is choosing what you want most over what you want now.”
Want to be healthier? Think of that when choosing what to eat today.
Want to read more books? Think of that when determining when (not if) you are going to read today.
Want to take a longer or better vacation? Think of that when deciding how much to go out to eat this month verse saving more for that vacation.
Want to spend more quality time with your kids? Think of that when you're tempted to sit on the couch looking at your phone.
It isn’t that you must always prioritize the future over what you want now, but the future you want will not happen if tomorrow is always the day you are going to start working towards it.
What you want most is achievable if you remind yourself it is more important than what you want right now.
2 QUOTES FROM OTHERS
I. Martin Luther King Jr. on when to take action:
“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
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II. Journalist Malcolm Muggeridge’s observations on how Christianity has made the world a better place:
“I’ve spent a number of years in India and Africa where I found much righteous endeavor undertaken by Christians of all denominations, but I never, as it happens came across a hospital or orphanage run by the Fabian society, or a humanist leper colony…. Compassion could not have built a modern medical culture on its own.
1 INTERESTING FACT
Walking has huge health benefits.
An American College of Sports Medicine study found that Amish men took 18,425 steps a day and women 14,196 steps, compared to the average American who takes 3,000 to 4,000 steps a day. One result of this is that only about 4% of Amish people are obese, compared with 36.5% of the overall U.S. population.
Source: Time
1 QUESTION TO LEAVE YOU WITH
A good thought experiment from James Clear:
What career would you realistically pursue if you wanted the most money?
What career would you realistically pursue if you wanted the biggest impact?
What career would you realistically pursue if you wanted to have the most fun?
What career offers the best mix?
