First Things First

I've begun reading Stephen Covey's "First Things First", a book which is pretty much summed up by its title. How do we put those things that are and should be most important at the forefront of our lives?

I'm only a few pages into it, but I'm already asking questions about the way I organize my time, or my 'to do' list every week. Normally I make my weeklong 'to do' list on Saturdays and it carries me through 7 days. I usually have 35 or so things on it, ranging from sweeing the house to setting up small group meetings. But on my list currently, all things are given equal weight. They are not prioritized according to importance-they are just all the 'things' I need to do.

I do believe that in the coming weeks there will be a refinement in how I do this list. I don't know what that refinement will look like, but I'm sure it's coming. Stay tuned.