A gentleman named John Henry Fabre conducted an experiment with Processionary Caterpillars. They are so named because of their peculiar habit of blindly following each other no matter how they are lined up or where they are going. This man took a group of these tiny creatures and did something interesting with them. He placed them in a circle. For 24 hours the caterpillars dutifully followed one another around and around. Then he did something else. He placed the caterpillars on a round saucer full of pine needles (their favorite food). For six days the mindless creatures moved around and around the saucer, literally dying of starvation and exhaustion even though an abundance of choice food was located less than two inches away.  You see, they had confused activity with accomplishment.

Ask yourself, “Is my time spent with activity or accomplishment?” Are you busy or are you productive?  There is a huge difference. What are you doing that you could delegate to someone else? What are you doing that you don’t have to do? What are you doing that is dragging you down? What are you doing that is not moving you forward in your goals? What are you doing that you shouldn’t be doing?

For everything you add to your schedule you should be subtracting something as well. Life is a series of trade-offs. You trade off something newer for something older. Jesus referred to this as not putting new wine in the old wineskins.

For everything you add to your schedule, you should be subtracting something as well.

Whenever you enter a new season you have to be willing to let go of the old season. Don’t just keep busy with stuff, keep busy with purpose. Each day you should be moving the needle towards your ultimate mission. As you prepare for a new year, prepare for a year of accomplishment, not just activity. Make it a year of significance. Don’t be like the caterpillars just moving around when there is abundance right in front of you.

Whenever you enter a new season you have to be willing to let go of the old season.

Make a plan of at least 2-3 new things you are going to do in the new year that will fulfill more of your purpose.

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