Where has the time gone??? Has it really been over a month since I last posted? A quick glance at the calendar lets me know why. Guess I should heed my own advice!!
Well, have YOU had time to write down a week's worth of activities to see where your time goes each day? If not, I do encourage you to do so. If you have then take a quick look at it. Where do you tend to spend the most time? Who is involved in that time frame? It's interesting that a list of weekly activities will quickly reveal where your priorities lie.
Priorities. That is a hard word. A priority is a precedence, especially established by order of importance or urgency. Christians are given a Biblical set of priorities through God's Word. You probably have heard before what they are: JOY -- Jesus, Others, You. Or you may have heard them explained as God, family, work, others, you. None of these, however, really establishes the right priorities set in God's Word.
God established the first priority early on -- a relationship between God and man/woman; these were individual relationships with God. There was also the establishment of a relationship of a husband and wife (with one another) as well as of them as a couple having a relationship with God. These are the first two priorities given. Did you succeed in making these two relationships have the most time for the week? I'm not saying that you need to sit down and read the Bible for hours on end or have long conversations with your husband, but in your daily activities are these two relationships a priority. Is what you are doing throughout the day focused on building your relationship with Christ and with your husband (if you have one).
I want to challenge you until we "meet" again to look throughout the day to be conscious of the decisions you make, what you do, and where you go. Focus on the first two priorities in your life. If you are asked to commit to an activity or responsibility ask yourself how it will affect these two relationships. Ask your husband his opinion on things instead of accepting then telling him about it later. Yes, this is counter culture to what we have been taught and to what many of us are living. However, I believe you will begin to see a big change in your life and in your relationships if you will practice this for a few weeks.
Until then....
