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Men of Integrity, Mar/Apr 2000
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Wednesday, April 5
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The Son vs. the President
Key Bible Verse:
And
do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it
(Luke 12:29). Bonus Reading: Matthew 6:24-33
When
Roy Neel served as deputy chief of staff in the Clinton administration, he worked
55 hours each week and was always on call. Newsweek (March 6, 1995) quotes
Neel: "I got downright tired of being tethered to my beeper 24 hours a
day."
An episode with Walter,
his nine-year-old son, convinced him that work, even for the President of the
United States, wasn't worth the price. Walter and his dad were heading out the
door for a long-promised baseball game when the phone rang. It was the President.
Little Walter was not impressed. When Neel looked up an hour later, Walter was
gone. He had bummed a ride with a neighbor.
"Our society is schizophrenic,"
says Neel. "We praise people who want to balance their lives, but reward
those who work themselves to death." Neel listened to his wake-up call
and found a path to success wide enough for Walter and the rest of his family,
friends, and fun.
If I were to be hit and
killed by a big truck today, I'd be replaced at work tomorrow. But I'll never
be replaced at home. I'd be missed there forever. Stop giving your family the
leftovers of yourselves.
—Jeff
Conley in The Christian Businessman
Personal Challenge:
- What part of your life does your family get?
Thought to Apply: I've been working all my
life, but somehow it seems longer.
Credits: Adapted from—Wednesday: The Christian
Businessman (3-4/99)
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March/April 2000, April 5, 2000
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