Your Time, Your Truth: Why You Must Guard Your Divine Assignment

There is a moment in every purposeful life when you must draw a line in the sand. It’s the moment you realize that your dedication to a cause—or a person—is draining the very energy required to fulfill your true, God-given assignment.

The core realization is this: You cannot let others lock you into things you know are not right in your spirit or TIME to do.

This isn't selfishness; it's sacred stewardship.

 

The Trap of Unequal Dedication

The most common way we derail our own momentum is by extending unlimited commitment to limited reciprocal relationships. We find ourselves in the draining cycle of:

I am dedicated to people who aren't as dedicated to me, and I end up spending more time and energy pulling them along rather than them using their ability to run along with me.

This imbalance is a spiritual and practical hazard. Your time is a finite resource, and your spiritual energy is your most precious fuel. When you are constantly operating as the primary engine for a two-person team—or a project that only you are passionate about—you violate two important principles:

1. Principle of Momentum: You slow your pace down to the speed of the least motivated person, instead of accelerating at the speed of your divine calling.

2. Principle of Empowerment: You prevent others from learning how to access and utilize their own internal drive. By constantly carrying them, you rob them of the chance to run, and you rob yourself of the chance to soar.

It’s Not Personal, It’s Business (The Eternal Kind)

When you choose to step back and guard your time, people may try to make you feel guilty or accuse you of being cold. This is where you must put your spiritual maturity to work and adopt the mantra: "It's not personal, it's business."

But let’s clarify what kind of "business" we’re talking about: The business of your soul's calling.

We have a higher charter, a divine mandate that supersedes temporary obligations that drain us:

I’ve got a charge to keep and a GOD to glorify... I don't have no time for that!

This "charge to keep" is your purpose, your unique contribution, and the good work God prepared in advance for you to do (Ephesians 2:10). This work requires your full focus and your best energy.

When you say "no" to the activities and people who consume your resources without contribution, you are simply saying an enthusiastic "YES" to the Master Architect of your life.

A New Day: Reclaiming Your Focus

A new day means a clean slate and a chance to reset your priorities based on your divine compass, not on external demands.

The Non-Negotiable Rules for Guarding Your Charge:

• The Spirit Check: Before committing to anything new (or continuing something old), ask: Does this feel light and expansive, or heavy and draining, in my spirit? If it feels heavy, it's a "No" or a "Not now."

• The Time Audit: Look at your calendar and identify the activities where you are doing the most "pulling." Deliberately reduce or eliminate these pulls. Free up that space!

• Embrace the "NO": Saying "No" is a complete sentence. You do not owe anyone a long explanation for prioritizing your spiritual assignment. State your boundary clearly and move on.

• Seek Aligned Runners: Invest your dedication in people and partnerships who are running with you—those who share the vision, bring their own energy, and whose efforts multiply, rather than subtract from, your own.

Your life is a powerful instrument of praise. Don't let it be locked into a practice room where the music never reaches the world. Get unstuck, get aligned, and run the race set before you with laser focus.

What's Next?

Think about one specific commitment or relationship where you feel you are doing all the "pulling."

What is the smallest action you can take this week to begin setting a boundary or reclaiming your energy from that commitment?

 

Written by Tangie Brickhouse Beaty

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