The Message (MSG)
10-11 So here's what I think: The best thing you can do right now is to finish what you started last year and not let those good intentions grow stale. Your heart's been in the right place all along. You've got what it takes to finish it up, so go to it. Once the commitment is clear, you do what you can, not what you can't. The heart regulates the hands.
We often think of November and December as the time to tie up loose ends, before we enter the new year. However, we are well aware that there are various seasons of our lives, and I believe it is just as important to designate a time for tying up the loose ends as we transition from one season to another. Graduation season is upon us, and while you may not be experiencing a graduation in the natural, perhaps you are at the point of a spiritual graduation, in other words, transitioning into a new season of your life.
If this is you, I encourage you to take some time over the next 30 days to tie up the Loose Ends. What are Loose Ends? Loose ends are those tasks or projects you started on, but for no apparent reason, other than procrastination, have not completed. Loose ends may be personal, such as home organization tasks or personal finance tasks, or it may also involve items that are related to your career, business, or ministry. Loose ends are not necessarily time consuming tasks, thus we find them easy to overlook. However, when we don't address them, they can grow into some larger task or issue, which will require much more to complete. Loose ends may be something that we simply do not want to address, because we are unsure how, or because we fear the outcome of "opening a can of worms" we have conveniently put on a shelf, out of sight, out of mind.
My goal this week, and my challenge to each of you as well, is to identify the "Loose Ends" in your life, and then further, make it a priority to address those that you can honestly do something about. There is a joy in completing something, and I do not believe that God has need of a people who continually start things, but never finish them. So here we go! Here is the process for addressing your LOOSE ENDS!
1. Make a list of those loose ends.
2. Prioritize the list, considering urgency (what may have a negative consequence if left undone) and resources (which of these can I tackle quickly because I have the resources to address them.)
3. Estimate a reasonable time frame for completing each task, and record that information next to the task on the list.
4. Now, start at the top of your list. Ask for help if necessary. Help may be someone to physically assist you with the task, or it may simply be someone who you can share you goal with and have him or her hold you accountable to complete it.
5. Stay focused. Don't attempt too much at once, focus on finishing one task before moving on to the next.
6. Celebrate Completion, with whatever Celebration is to you.
Copyright 2012 - Victoria L. Burse
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