COVID-19 is the Marie Condo of BUSY schedules. It's wiped our activity schedules clean and given us time back for the small things that make life full. Time for hobbies, impromptu game nights, family, prayer, or reading. Kids can knock on a friends door and know they'll be home to play. COVID has given us space for all the small priorities a busy schedule crowds out.

In this episode Keith and Patrick talk about why we were all so busy before Coronavirus, and how we can protect our schedules from business after we slowly return to life post-lockdown.

Interested in more content like this? Scroll down for more resources and related episodes, including a ten-day devotional on https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/rest-and-recovery-daily-devotionals?hsCtaTracking=4d3988a8-ead0-4327-a0d2-137811d595dc%7C5f470a6e-b263-4186-b223-3382a4104e1a (Rest and Recovery) and tips on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-break-and-make-life-changing-habits/ (How to Make and Break Life-Changing Habits).

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Outline

0:15 - A dying mother's prayer

1:55 - God's good in the midst of suffering

2:50 - How COVID-19 has affected families and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-break-and-make-life-changing-habits/ (How to Break and Make Life-Changing Habits)

7:10 - Transferring quarantine lessons from COVID-19 to "new normal"

9:30 - The idol of Busy

13:45 - Reflecting and wrestling with difficult questions

15:00 - https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-beat-digital-distraction/ (How to Beat Digital Distraction)

16:25 - https://www.franklincovey.com/the-7-habits.html (The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People)

19:20 - 6 tips on how to transition out of lockdown

19:40 - Tip 1: Watch our language

21:30 - Tip 2: Know your values

25:20 - Tip 3: Don't prioritize your schedule; schedule your priorities

26:50 - Tip 4: Leave space for unscheduled time

30:45 - Tip 5: Embrace simplicity

31:10 - Tip 6: Circle of Responsibility vs. Circle of Concern

34:00 - Subscribe. Rate. Share.

 

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References

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Franklin Covey: https://www.franklincovey.com/the-7-habits.html (https://www.franklincovey.com/the-7-habits.html)

 

Resources

Rest and Recovery: A Ten-Day Devotional to Help You Reset Your Busy Life: https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/rest-and-recovery-daily-devotionals?hsCtaTracking=4d3988a8-ead0-4327-a0d2-137811d595dc%7C5f470a6e-b263-4186-b223-3382a4104e1a (https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/rest-and-recovery-daily-devotionals?hsCtaTracking=4d3988a8-ead0-4327-a0d2-137811d595dc%7C5f470a6e-b263-4186-b223-3382a4104e1a)

 

Related

How to Break and Make Life-Changing Habits: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-break-and-make-life-changing-habits/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-break-and-make-life-changing-habits/)

How to Beat Digital Distraction: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-beat-digital-distraction/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-beat-digital-distraction/)

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