Who or what are you committed to? Who or what has your
attention? What are your priorities? Well the standard answer in most Christian
circles would be, personal relationship with God first, family second, personal
ministry third if applicable and job fourth.
If that is the way you would answer does it always hold
true? Do your commitments and priorities change, should they change?
How are you allocating your time? This time last year I
would have said my personal relationship with God was first, but I wasn’t
committing the time to Him that I should have. My job unfortunately held a
pretty close second tied with my family. My personal ministry, or Gods call on
my life was last.
You see I was neglecting the thing I love the most, which
is serving God in the purpose and plan He has chosen for my life, because my
priorities were wrong. I was too focused on my job, oh yeah, and I forgot. To
unwind I’d fill my weekends with watching all the television programs I’d
recorded throughout the week. Thank God for His mercy and His grace I’m also
grateful as we read in Romans 11:29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
I believe our first commitment should be to God. He says in
all our ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct our paths. He also says but
seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things
shall be added unto you.
He is telling us when we do things His way we need not be
concerned about the cares of life, what to eat what to drink what to wear. He
will take care of not just the small things, but everything that matters to us.
Who knows us and the things that we need better than the One that created us?
Sometimes we can get so caught up in the cares of our lives
that we are unable to focus on the things, or purpose God has placed us here to
serve.
The job of the enemy is distraction. The thief comes to
steal, kill, and destroy, but because of the hedge of protection God has around
you the enemy will distract you with the cares of this world. He wants you to
worry about your finances, your health, your family; any and everything that you hold dear, or that that you think is needed to survive. Notice
the emphasis here is on the word you.
God says take no thought for these things. He knows we have
need of them. If He takes care of the lilies of the field surely He can take
care of you.
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