{Living Intentionally} Evaluating Our Priorities

When we began this Living Intentionally journey over nine months ago, I introduced to you the 5P philosophy, which is something the Lord has used in my life to help me live with focus and accountability.  The 5Ps are:

1. Passion
2. Purpose
3. Plan
4. Perspective
5. Priorities

As we’ve moved throughout this year long series, we’ve been unpacking each part, starting with discovering our God-given passions, followed by uncovering our God-given purposes, then setting a loosely held life plan in place, and finally inquiring of the Lord for His perspective for us presently. For the remainder of this year, we’re going to move into the area of priorities, specifically looking at four key areas:

Priority 1:  God


Bible Reading and Bible Study, Prayer, Spiritual Disciplines


Priority 2:  Body of Christ & Family

Family, Church & Believers, Missionaries


Priority 3:  Spiritually, Emotionally, and Physically Needy of the World 


Spreading the Gospel, Meeting Practical Needs


Priority 4:  Life Stewardship


Academics, Work & Ministry, Emotional & Physical Health, Recreation 


Within these four areas of life, the desire is to be intentional so that we may make the most of every opportunity. With a goal of using our gifts, talents, and God-given passions to serve those around us for the glory of God, we have to pause regularly to evaluate how we are investing our time. It is a simple process, which we can complete in thirty to forty-five minutes. By taking the time to download the Priority Evaluation Worksheet, you’ll be able to discover where you’re investing your time and how it lines up with your priorities. 

In other words, you might very well discover that some of your energy drainers and overall frustrations stem from a conflict between what you think is important (PRIORITIES) and how you are currently living (TIME).

Partnering the Time Evaluation Worksheet with the Priority Worksheet will enable you to get a handle on how your life is playing out each week. Remember, this stage in our living intentionally journey is simply about evaluation. We want to see what our life really looks like today so that we can make wise choices in the future. In the next three months, we’ll be looking at the results of our evaluation with a focus on discovering creative ideas for lining up our time with our priorities.

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Elisa Pulliam

Elisa is a trained biblical life coach, mentor, and speaker passionate about equipping women to experience authentic life change for the sake impacting the next generation. She leads More to Be, a ministry committed to raising up mentors and providing resources for tweens, teens, twenty-somethings, and women. Elisa is also the author of Impact My LIfe: Biblical Mentoring Simplified. She considers her first calling as wife to Stephen and mother to her house-full of children. Her favorite days begin on the porch with the Lord and end on the beach with her family and friends. Connect with Elisa at www.elisapulliam.com

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