GOOD OR BEST

Philippians 1:10 That ye may approve things that are excellent;...

I think in today's society we have come to accept things that fall short of excellent. We settle for a lot less than we should strive for.
We may have a good prayer life, but is it excellent? Is it the best? We may have a good relationship with others but is it the best it can be? We may have a good knowledge of the Bible but can we really say it is excellent?
It might be the same in other matters. We may strive to be a good employee but do we strive to be excellent? As a parent I always felt that I was a pretty good dad but looking back I can see where there was a lot of room for improvement.
Part of my problem, and it could be other people's problem too, is that we spend so much time taking care of that which is urgent that we don't spend enough time on what is really important.
As you start your day today strive for excellence. When urgent things (like a text message in the middle of a meeting) that are not really all that important start to distract you, ask yourself, "Is this really important?"