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Growing up, Dr Tony Campolo says he
spent many Saturdays at The Franklin
Institute in Philadelphia visiting
Ed Bailey, the guy who ran it.
Campolo writes: 'His encyclopedic
mind fascinated me. He knew
something about everything...I was
friends with Ed until he died.
After a serious
stroke I went to visit him...I told
him all the places I'd been to speak
and how I'd come right from the
airport to see him. He heard me out,
then said, 'You go all over the
world to people who 10 years from
now won't remember your name. But
you haven't time for those who
really care about you'. Campolo
continues, 'That...hit me hard and
changed my life. I decided not to
let all my time be used by people
for whom I make little difference,
while I neglect those for whom I'm
irreplaceable.
One day a
friend of mine got a call from The
White House asking him to consult
with the President. He said no,
because it was a day he'd promised
to spend with his granddaughter. The
nation survived...the President
didn't miss him, and his
granddaughter had precious time with
her Pop-Pop'.
Somebody said
that the main thing is to keep the
main thing the main thing! David put
it like this: 'Teach us to make the
most of our time, so that we may
grow in wisdom' (Palm 90:12 NLT).
Time is an equal-opportunity
employer. We all get 24 hours, 1,440
minutes, 86,400 seconds daily, and
we must account for how we use them.
So ask
yourself how you would spend the
next 24 hours if you knew that you'd
stand before God tomorrow - then get
busy! |