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I just want to encourage us all at the first of this year

to not allow busyness to consume our lives, to not allow just the busyness of life

to overwhelm us and overtake us. We all have a million things to do. There's our jobs,

our families, we have responsibilities of all kinds, we have chores to do, plenty of activities

that can keep us busy. But I want to encourage us to not be busy, but be productive. You see, if we're going to see

our dreams and desires come to pass for this year, those things that we're expecting,

we're going to have to make room for them. We're going to have to clear out some of the clutter and set some priorities.

You see, if you want a healthy, strong family this year, if that's the desire of your heart,

you're going to have to move some things around. You're going to have to give your family

the first and best of your time, not your leftovers.

Maybe you're learning a new career, getting ready for a promotion.

You can't stay out with your friends all night and expect to get to work the next day and perform at your top ability.

Your desire is to get out of debt this year.

This is the year I'm getting out of debt.

I can feel it.

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