My Daily Devotional

Get Your Priorities Straight

               "I guide you in the way of wisdom, and lead you along straight paths."

          Proverbs 4:11

            Today I want to talk to you about your priorities.  One of the easiest traps to fall into, and one of things I pray about daily, is giving my best effort in every area of my life. For most of us, a big portion of our life is our job or school.  How many days do you come home from work or school, and are exhausted? You have literally given everything you have, and your tank is empty. The problem is, in addition to your work or school, you have a spouse, children, and family who are part of your life and need to be nurtured. How often do we come home and we just have nothing left for our wife, husband, or family? Or how many times are we too busy to spend that quality time with our children we need to?   Our relationship with the Lord has to be first, since who we are and what we are in this life flows from that relationship. Then comes those people God has given us to share this life with . . our spouse, children, family, and close friends. Next is our job or education.   Why do we give so much at work or school, give the very best we have, and give very little at home . . . and usually nothing at all to the Lord? That is upside down!  When our priorities are upside down, our lives tend to get upside down. Marriages get into trouble because husbands and wives don't work at getting their priorities straight.  Marriage is NOT a joint living arrangement, but a bonding, a blending of two lives into one, with Christ as the center. Everyone is so busy with work that many marriages are little more than convenient living arrangements. If we keep our priorities straight, the Lord will help us to always give our best effort in EVERY area of our lives.