Jar of Rocks: Cramming Too Much Into Our Days | Praise Podcast

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00:00:33 --> 00:00:36 It's said that there was a professor who,

00:00:36 --> 00:00:37 when his class entered in,

00:00:38 --> 00:00:40 saw on his desk an assortment of rocks,

00:00:41 --> 00:00:42 some pebbles,

00:00:42 --> 00:00:44 and some fine sand,

00:00:44 --> 00:00:46 along with a glass jar.

00:00:47 --> 00:00:50 He asked his students to put all of the items in the jar.

00:00:51 --> 00:00:54 Some of the students put the sand in first,

00:00:54 --> 00:00:55 then the pebbles,

00:00:56 --> 00:00:57 but could not get the rocks to fit.

00:00:59 --> 00:01:02 Other students said it was a trick question and couldn't be done.

00:01:03 --> 00:01:04 Finally,

00:01:04 --> 00:01:08 the professor showed the students that by placing the rocks in first,

00:01:09 --> 00:01:10 then the pebbles,

00:01:11 --> 00:01:14 shaking the jar often so they filled in some of the gaps,

00:01:15 --> 00:01:17 then lastly the sand,

00:01:17 --> 00:01:20 which was small enough to fit in the remaining spaces,

00:01:21 --> 00:01:23 everything was able to fit.

00:01:24 --> 00:01:25 The takeaway,

00:01:25 --> 00:01:26 for our purposes,

00:01:27 --> 00:01:28 just for today,

00:01:28 --> 00:01:33 is to realize that striving for perfection can be the enemy of the good.

00:01:34 --> 00:01:37 We pack too much into our days as it is,

00:01:38 --> 00:01:41 often sacrificing some of the necessities like sleep,

00:01:42 --> 00:01:42 food,

00:01:43 --> 00:01:44 and adequate drink.

00:01:45 --> 00:01:48 Choose one or two big rocks as your focus today,

00:01:49 --> 00:01:52 a few pebbles and a bit of sand,

00:01:52 --> 00:01:53 and call it good.

00:01:54 --> 00:01:55 Soon,

00:01:55 --> 00:01:57 once you're able to do that well,

00:01:58 --> 00:02:02 without sacrificing your physical health or mental well-being,

00:02:02 --> 00:02:03 you can pack more in.

00:02:05 --> 00:02:08 The goal is quality, not quantity.

00:02:09 --> 00:02:10 When we think of King Solomon,

00:02:11 --> 00:02:16 we think of a man with unimaginable wealth and everything he

00:02:16 --> 00:02:17 could possibly have

00:02:17 --> 00:02:17 wanted.

00:02:18 --> 00:02:21 In other words, a jar packed to the brim.

00:02:22 --> 00:02:26 But here's what he says about all his work and effort in

00:02:26 --> 00:02:28 Ecclesiastes 2.11.

00:02:29 --> 00:02:33 Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had

00:02:34 --> 00:02:35 expended in doing it.

00:02:36 --> 00:02:36 And behold,

00:02:37 --> 00:02:41 it was all vanity and a striving after wind,

00:02:41 --> 00:02:44 and there was nothing to be gained under the sun.

00:02:45 --> 00:02:46 Dating myself,

00:02:47 --> 00:02:49 singer Jim Croce said,

00:02:49 --> 00:02:54 there never seems to be enough time to do the things you want to do.

00:02:55 --> 00:02:58 Make sure that in the cramming of stuff in your jar,

00:02:59 --> 00:03:04 you do as our meme suggests and find time today for the things

00:03:04 --> 00:03:05 that matter.

00:03:06 --> 00:03:10 Time with God, time for family, and time for re-energizing.

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