Tomorrow afternoon I will get together with some of my peers and our mentor to talk about seminary life, work life, home life, and all the happenings inbetween. Between now and then I am suppose to reflect on my first semester in seminary and impart some gracious words of wisdom from my reflections. So far I have nothing. I feel as though the "happenings" in daily life do not allow for reflection or for time to think about the important things in life. Really it's a shame that I feel I don't have enough time to consider how to apply what I am learning on a daily (or weekly) basis.
The rule I have tried to live by during my first semester in seminary has been to manage a sustainable pace. What is a sustainable pace? First, I feel as though I have the appropriate amount of credit hours, which in turn provides me with just the right amount of homework each week. I don't think I would do very well with more work at this point. Second, I consider how things are at home. My family is one of the reasons I'm here and they are the most important people in my life. In light of the amount of school work, I have to ask myself is my family getting enough of my time? Third, do I and my wife have adequate time to establish friendships and develop relationships with those around us?
As I reflect on my first semester in seminary I would say that overall I have pretty well managed a sustainable pace in the first two areas of my life and that I definitely should make more time to develop friendships. As a new year quickly approaches, I should make a purposeful resolution to see this through.
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What a beautiful thing it is to see you mapping out a sustainable pace --even while you are in seminary. It took me a few years of ministry to figure that out. You already have a head start!
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