The
number one priority in the spiritual area of our lives is a closer relationship
with God. It is my conviction that to fall short in this area will leave us
open to possible disaster in all the other areas of life.
Ironically, as with most priorities, it is
easy to neglect the discipline needed
to care for this relationship. It doesn’t scream for attention. You can go
through some days and hardly even think about God or your relationship with
Him; except for an occasional Sunday. It is this danger that powerfully
emphasizes its importance. Our relationship with God is one that requires
constant maintenance, constant awareness, and must be a part of our daily
living. We need to have some sort of daily time with God. Whether that time is
in study, prayer, devotionals, meditating, or whatever, it is important that we
take the time and make the time to do it.
Whether it is our spiritual area, our
family area, our physical health area, or any of the eight, we all know people
who are gonna do this and gonna do that, but this gets in the way; and that
happened; the time wasn’t right; and there is always a reason why they didn’t
accomplish what they “intended” to do.
That’s exactly what this is
about! Purposely, or intentionally doing
those things and not allowing “this” or “that” control our lives.
Jesus’ words in Mark 12:31—“Love the Lord
your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength; and Love your neighbor
as yourself” are the types of things that we could write on a piece of paper and
then list an endless list of ways to do just that. But, as with all eight areas of life, unless
we make an intentional plan; a spiritual “time budget”; we will not do much of
anything toward loving God or our neighbor. It will just be another one of those
things we “intended” to do. And, “If we always do what we have always done; we
will always get what we have always got!”
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