What's Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done

by Matt Perman

But the process of getting things done is harder than it needs to be.

No, consequence de la cute

It is odd that there is so little Christian teaching on productivity because, as Christians, we believe the gospel changes everything

Non, parce que ca ne change pas tout ppur le rendre productif

But maybe we’ve had enough retreats with Jesus. Maybe Jesus wants us to learn how to get things done.

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It’s a failure of love because part of the biblical conception of love is giving practical help to those who need it,

Practical doesn't mean effective

and in our modern society this more and more needs to involve concrete insight on how to get things done and stay above water without burning out or ignoring your family.

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I want to help you live the life that God has called you to live, and to live it with maximum effectiveness and meaning.

What if God didn't cll you to effectiveness

“I dreamed my dreams; I made my plans; but all I built here is an empty man.”

I think this means the opposite of what he wants

When we are being productive, we are actually doing good works,

Not necessarily

Since productivity includes serving people and doing good works, it is actually a component of sanctification and Christian discipleship.

Not intrinsically . Not convinced

Growing in holiness doesn’t mean running to the hills to make your own clothes and grind your own wheat until Jesus comes, but living the everyday life that is right in front of you for the glory of God. And, interestingly, our everyday life is the arena of projects and tasks and goals and calendars and email and meetings and strategic planning and all of these very “practical” things — that is, productivity.

:((

make plans

Good deeds prepared for you

Getting “things” done is a slight misnomer. The reason is that God calls us to do more than just get things done. He calls us to build people up and do many intangibles just as much as we are to do concrete, immediately measurable things. When I talk about getting things done, I almost always have this wider sense in mind.

Better

We also will look at how the only way to be productive is to realize we don’t actually have to be productive (our goal is to please God, not appease God), and how the gospel continues to give us peace of mind even when everything is blowing up around us.

Much better

Structure your life by living your life mainly from a flexible routine, not a set of lists.

sense of adventure

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“The knowledge worker cannot be supervised closely or in detail. He can only be helped. But he must direct himself, and he must direct himself toward performance and contribution, that is, effectiveness.”

“The ideas that move industries forward are not the result of tremendous creative insight but rather of masterful stewardship.”

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