There are some people who believe that creativity is inconsistent with organization and attention to administrative detail. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the more organized you are, the more organized you need to be—or at least the more organized you need to be to get through your creative work. Consider this passage in support of this fact:
They built the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, three cubits high; it was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide. They made a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar were of one piece, and they overlaid the altar with bronze. They made all its utensils of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans. They made a grating for the altar, a bronze network, to be under its ledge, halfway up the altar. They cast bronze rings to hold the poles for the four corners of the bronze grating. They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. They inserted the poles into the rings so they would be on the sides of the altar for carrying it. They made it hollow, out of boards (Exodus 38:1-7).
The workers could not simply jump into their work but had to have a plan, not only for what this altar was going to look like but also a plan for how they were going to construct it. There were no shortcuts and each part of the work depended on the previous part for it to be successfully completed.
Do you use the excuse for your disorganization that you just aren't good with structure and discipline? Have you ever considered that your disorganization could actually be a defense you use to excuse yourself from failure? ("How can I be expected to create? I have so many ideas? The days just go by so quickly and I get lost in my own thoughts.") If you do, that is not cute, it is a debilitating weakness that will keep you from being as productive as God wants you to be. If you struggle with organization, find help but stop using it as an excuse and find ways to organize your work so your disorganization will no longer cover your fear of inadequacy.
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