God’s Sovereign Plans Behind Your Most Unproductive Days // Ask Pastor John

How is God at work in our most unproductive days, when it feels as though we’ve accomplished nothing and fallen far short of our own plans and expectations?

Those days are frustrating to us, but they are not outside of God’s sovereign power. It leads to today’s question on what efficiency looks like in the first place, a very good question from a listener named Melinda.

“Hello, Pastor John, thank you for this podcast! Back in episode 1115, about caring for those with dementia, you closed your remarks with this phrase: ‘God’s priorities for efficiency in this life are not ours.’ Can you please elaborate on this? I struggle mightily with time management skills. I’m a homeschooling mom trying to balance kids’ needs and activities, ministry, household duties . . . and sleep. I feel overwhelmed with the need to be efficient every minute even though this does not come naturally to me. What should efficiency look like in the busy Christian life?”

Episode 1170: https://www.desiringgod.org/in....terviews/gods-sovere

Related Resources:

“The Dignity of Those with Dementia” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U57SKAQf79A

“Ten Principles for Personal Productivity” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFm4U66MsNs

“How to Fight Laziness” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLxmoWRh-yg

“Four Key Ways We Enjoy God in Our Work” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9dl4nCB3QE

“I Don’t Like My Job — Now What?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G40fWpxPJcs

APJ Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjj--tzffQ8&list=PLFF7F6AE365DA3564

Find other recent and popular Ask Pastor John episodes, https://www.desiringgod.org/ask-pastor-john

• Category

  Educational