LIES AND THE DEMISE/THE BEAUTY OF AN UGLY PICTURE.

IS IT OK TO MICRO-MANAGE? No doubt their is always a period in life, where one should micro-manage duties bestowed upon them. But, yet how to balance this is up to " what is the beauty of your picture, to appear,once publised". I referenced the word publish as a metophor to what you, do/say ;act/react;believe/deny;love/hate,reveals to others your inner unwritten porfolio of "YOU".

Simply, because of the sinful world we reside in, it is best to have every intentions of learning the skills to micro-manage your relationship with Christ.

You can have every thing off of your list deleted as, the sun sets on your day. But the key to micro-management is what was the list in the beginning. Does it ever reflect something like this.

1. return all calls
2. clear all the clutter off my desk.

Recently someone made a comment that stuck in my head and not surprised I can't let that go. The intent of this comment was reference to job duties. The person was most upset that I micro-manage some things. Yet, she felt she done her job because she never left anything on her desk.
Come on honestly I just wanted to say hell its not about what you get off your desk its about the approach in getting these off your desk. Yet reserved to not speak outloud. I looked deeper to see if my own expections were to much. Perhaps! But, convinced certainly "NOT'.

During these times I set up a simple math problem

one person drives 40 minutes to see the doctor,and encounters one MA during the office visit for less than 5 minutes, The drive was pleasant, the encounter was semi pleasant, then 25 minutes with the doctor, health on the route to being restored.By one 40 minute drive ,one 5 minute semi pleasant MA,plus 25 minutes with the doctor. DIVIDED BY -3 test ordered, by 1 DOCTOR, to be followed by his 1-SEMI PLEASANT -MA. Answer in math terms health care in the negative and the drive starts over again, easliy headed in another direction.

RESOLUTION to the problem: one semi pleasant MA can smile and appear to care .but, it requires deligence in looking at what you clear/what you file/what you say/what you think outloud. What you think you have enough knowledge on, is surely the beginning of the drive starting over. So, simply getting every thing off of your desk is not the resolution, it is the problem. Minutes matter and the 70 minutes in this case is the potential of living or dying.

So for some you may need others to micro-manage some areas of your life.

Don't get upset! Get real and look at the problem. When you choose to ignore the problem or choose to lie about the role you played in the error. Perhaps that is the first sign that you need some serious micro-management in many areas of you life. What you claim to be will eventually show as well lies will be the demise and the beauty is an ugly picture.

I stood firm in my faith although it was uncomfortable and potential loss of income. I choose to rely on Christ and he clearly spoke. "Sandy you protect your morals and keep those aligned in my works and deeds, for it will reward you at the end of THE UGLY ,IS THE BEAUTIFUL!

I will continue to micro-manage many areas of my life and yet other's require very little effort. Christ has almost cleared the list. Yet, he know's I can't return all calls at the end of the day and if you ever see my desk, you will know CLUTTER is almost alway's facing me. I can't just simply purge thru, file , and not look at the detail's. In the end some list will never be deleted and I am perfectly pleased with that.

My message this week was clearer than I have ever heard. I am feeling so much more confident in my relationship with GOD. I am trusting him, and seeing sometimes trust is what is needed to help me not micro-manage some things in my life. Yet, also I know some gain your trust easily and some loose it, while some don't see the need for it at all.

Read: Mark 10 -35-45 profoundly ironic to my week.

simply to clear your desk is not always a good thing.

Sandy