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One can often find their-self in a place where they do not have much to do and consider their self in a &#8220;good&#8221; place. On that same token, when we are overwhelmed with things that we must take care of, we consider ourselves &#8220;bad&#8221; and think we are not doing enough and try to do more.<\/p>\n<p>I wish I could say everything that everyone else in the world might say, but I would be lying to you. First of all, I have learned to not base the progress of my life on the number of tasks I have accomplished in a day. I cannot base it on the amount of money I draw in either. I could do a 100 things and earn a 1,000 dollars in one hour, but does that really put me in a &#8220;good&#8221; place? Not really at all, to be honest.<\/p>\n<p>Work is always going to be there whether you go a mile a minute or are barely creeping. And trust me, I am all for being a person who likes to get things done. However, there has to be a place in your life for God. Your standing with God in your life to me determines how &#8220;good&#8221; or &#8220;bad&#8221; of shape we can be. You see, I can be in the worst of situations in life and still be in the best shape, simply because I&#8217;m living a Godly and spiritual life and not letting my life be worldly and continually task-driven. In fact, I have found that I am only in a bad place when I am spiritually weak and am not able to handle everything in my life on my own.<\/p>\n<p>We were made to live life with God. We were made to serve God. We should remember to keep him first, and all the other things in our lives will begin to work for our good! We were built to live life by faith! Remember to be full-time for God, and to let every other work be part-time! 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