First Things First

As relief house parents at a boys' ranch, my husband and I are
constantly packing up to move to one of our two "homes away from home."
On one such occasion, I was trying, without much success, to squeeze six
different vitamins in the small compartments of my pill-a-day
container.



After much struggle, I finally succeeded. I had to
completely empty the containers, place the largest vitamins in first,
and then add the smaller ones.



As I did this, it reminded me that
our lives are much the same. We have too many things to squeeze into
twenty-four hours. Our best chance at success is to stop long enough to
realize that we must take the time for the most important things first.
If we don't, our entire lives will be spent on the trivial and mundane,
and those things that should take priority will be shuffled to the side.



As usual, God's Word expresses it best: But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. ~Matthew 6:33 (NIV)



Father God, as we hurry through yet another day, keep us mindful of the importance of putting You and Your kingdom first. Amen.