Hello once again,
Today I'd like to bring us to a passage of the Bible that teaches us to prioritize.
As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!" "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her." Luke 10:38-42 NIV
Prioritization is something which God has been speaking to me about for a while now. It's so very important to have our priorities in order, because when this happens, everything just falls into place. More specifically, when we have our most important priority in order, everything falls into place. In this passage, Mary had her priorities set in order - Jesus first, everything else second.
And he said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Matthew 22:37-39 ESV
The truth is, God must be first in our lives. He must come before our family, our friends, our loved ones, our lives. Nothing can, nor should, take His place as absolute number one in our lives. If it does, it has become an idol. As we learn to focus on Him, and place Him as our absolute number one priority, it's amazing what happens - He begins to align our other priorities. He leads us to drop those things which are of lesser importance, and to take up those which are of greater importance. Sometimes we just don't know how to prioritize our lives - what goes where? But God does, and as we place Him at His proper place, He will lead us in the way He would have us go. Try it - I promise that you will be amazed!
Blessings,
Andrew
