Saturday, October 31, 2009

Day 18 / Heroes and Themes

Kindergarten teachers are my heroes. Seriously. They are all about keeping things in harmony with a theme. Everything fits in with the theme of the day or the week. Even if the coolest thing on earth comes along, if it doesn’t begin with the letter-of-the-week, or isn’t the color- or the shape-of-the-week, they pass on it. Kindergarten teachers are committed to the theme. All of their decisions are filtered through one major question: Does this fit the theme?

Wouldn't it be great if all of our decisions were made by asking the question: Does this fit in with the plan or the theme God wants for my life? I wouldn’t spend unnecessary money if I asked myself the question: Does this fit in with my budget? I know I would pass on several different foods if I asked myself the question: Does this fit in with my eating plan? And I’m quite sure I'd monitor my speech more closely if I asked myself the question: Would I say this if Jesus was standing next to me?

Stephen Covey has made a ton of money stating it this way:
"Begin with the end in mind."

So, for me, here’s the “end”:
- The money meets a need
- God gets the glory

- Sheree Yasko Hill