MONO?

MONO?

Not the sickness!

I'm speaking of the opposite of "multi".

"Multi" pops up in all sorts of situations...

• multicolored
  multilingual
  multipurpose
  multicultural
  multitude
  multiplication
  etc... etc... etc....
  
  Multi means MORE, MUCH, MANY!
  (all words that our society likes... even desires!)
  
  Multi-tasking has become my constant friend...
  and enemy!
  
  Of course it's wise to multi-task -we shouldn't just sit on top
  of the dryer waiting for our clothes to get dry (Kyle!!)
  Doing two or more things at once can be
  extremely productive... in some cases!
  
  However, I recently read an article that got me
  thinking and prayingabout MONO-Tasking!
  Some things are just meant to be done on their own!
  Here's a few...
  
  -talking to God
  (we MUST have alone time, then we can
  "pray without ceasing")
  
  -reading the Word!
  
  -playing with my kids
  
  - sitting down
  (sometimes I just need to do nothing!)
  
  - dinner (just gotta have uninterrupted time with the
  fam several times a week)
  
  - projects and larger chores
  (For Example: if I wait to wash the curtains
  until I can wash the windows...
  and then wait to wash any windows until I can
  wash the windows in the whole house...
  well, you can see why things stay dirty!)
  
  But, if I will MONO-TASK and simply decide
  that it's OK to just wash the windows in the livingroom
  this afternoon... and maybe the kitchen window later next week...
  then I just may end up with CLEAN windows
  AND curtains in the near future!
  
  Does that make sense?
  
  Even if it doesn't... that's OK. I'm gettin' it!
  
  I believe that God is showing me other areas that
  shouldn't be "multi-ed", but rather "mono-ed."
  
  Thank You, Jesus, for being so practical!