This morning in church one of the things the Pastor said was something like this: “I let my priorities mold my identity”.
That has been bouncing around my brain cells all day. Have I let my priorities mold me too much? Have I been driven by/inspired by/molded by my priorities — instead of — what? What is the alternative?
God? My family? My job? My bucket list? (if I had one) My friends? My goals?
What molds me? What are my priorities?
I try to be careful about my priorities — what takes my time, what I spend time on. I try to not waste too much time. Or spend it on unimportant things. And by unimportant I mean things like watching TV while doing nothing else, perusing blog sites or web sites for hours when I could be talking to friends or family, working on projects around the house, and etc. etc.
I think what molds me are the day-to-day experiences since I was born. They have molded me and formed me, for good or bad, into the basic person I am today. Not that I can’t change or grow or not break out of any mold. Those things are entirely possible.
I think it is a constant struggle; a constant push-pull. A balancing act, even. Not to get molded into something that doesn’t resemble me, or the kind of person I want to be, and who I think God wants me to be. Not to let priorities in my life get out of wack or control me too much. It is something I am aware of and do think about.
I wonder ……. how have priorities molded me and I am not aware of it?