{"id":1325,"date":"2013-03-05T14:43:50","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T19:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidcprice.wordpress.com\/2013\/03\/05\/reboot-required"},"modified":"2013-03-05T14:43:50","modified_gmt":"2013-03-05T19:43:50","slug":"reboot-required","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/davidcprice.com\/reboot-required\/","title":{"rendered":"Reboot Required"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Every so often the computer gets backed up and the “pinwheel of death” on my Mac gets to spinning. That’s when I know that it’s time to restart my computer. \u00a0Too many operations are going that have clogged up the system so that nothing that I’m trying to accomplish is working. \u00a0A reboot is required. \u00a0So, I shut it down and start up again.<\/p>\n

That seems to happen to me periodically, as well. \u00a0I get busy with so many different things that I begin to clog up so that nothing is really being done well. \u00a0More importantly, none of the things I really<\/em> want to accomplish are getting done at all<\/em>.<\/p>\n

So, now is a good time for that. \u00a0A couple of months into the new year (plenty of time for resolution fever to have subsided), it’s a great time to look again at goals and passions. \u00a0What am I supposed to be doing that will bring a good, godly balance into my life? \u00a0What am I doing with the gift of time that has been given to me? \u00a0What about the priorities I have? \u00a0Do they look<\/em> like priorities? \u00a0Am I accomplishing the things that I should be accomplishing and the things I want to be accomplishing that will help me arrive at my God-given dreams? \u00a0Quick note: A good starting question is whether or not you even have<\/em> any God<\/em>-given dreams…you don’t get those without prayer, by the way.<\/p>\n

For me, today will be a lot about engaging in that process: evaluating my hopes and dreams, determining if they are truly God-inspired and, thus, worthy of my attention, and then setting out goals, deadlines and metrics to move me down the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What about you? \u00a0Do you have any of those? \u00a0Are you making progress? \u00a0Maybe it’s time for a reboot.<\/p>\n

“Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.” <\/em>~ Ephesians 5:15-16<\/p>\n

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