quality versus quantity

Jesus lived a life focused on quality rather than quantity.  He called only 12 men to follow Him so that He could train, teach, and mentor them to carry on His ministry.  Jesus ministry only lasted for 3 years, but He made every minute of it count for eternity.  Most of the individual encounters that Jesus had with people probably only took minutes, but they were life changing for those individuals.  

My standard for comparison is often quantity, and I usually end up falling short when I compare myself to other people.  God has been talking to me about living a life of quality (high grade, superiority, excellence) rather than quantity.  Quality is difficult to judge and it is very subjective.  Jesus acted and spoke with eternity in mind; numbers simply did not matter to Him.  I've been thinking about how I can live a life of Jesus type quality.

• Take the time to connect with people beyond small talk.
• Look for opportunities to love, pray, and serve.
• Choose obedience to God over being recognized by people.
• Invest in people.
• Speak words of life.
• Be mindful and intentional.
• Be Dawn Marie Karr and fulfill MY God-given purpose.
• Fix my eyes on Jesus.

Comparison is a hard habit for me to break.  I want to reach the place that my opinion of myself doesn't matter and the only opinion that does matter is that of Jesus.  I guaranty that He is looking at the quality of my life rather than quantity!