When we seek to be "good" in a Christian way, we usually think of giving--after all, God has given so much to us. But in the Bible, that's not all there is to goodness.
The Bible's examples of goodness come in two ways. We tend to focus on God's goodness as a sudden blessing, an undeserved generosity, and an absolute, unfailing love. All these things are true, and they are called grace.
But the Bible also contains a call to Order. God's goodness is as much interested in the proper ordering of life: that we put first things first, and second things second; that there is a season for one thing, and a different season for another; that there are boundaries between things and people, and that their good and proper place should not be confused.
Have you ever spent a night in a half-waking, half-sleeping state? There is no rest in it, and there is no accomplishment in it, either. When we fail to do the right thing at the right time, or to have some semblance of a routine for life, we become muddled and unable to do anything.
Read Genesis, right from the beginning. The first thing God does is separate things: Light from Darkness, Day from Night, Water from Dry Land. He does this, and calls it "good."
So we should not be afraid to delegate time in our lives: this hour for work, and this hour for play; this hour for others, and another hour for ourselves (much as we hate to admit we need it)!! It may feel as though we could do more, but God calls us to Goodness--and tells us that Order is, to goodness, a very important part.
