It’s Not About What You Don’t Have, It’s About What You DO Have

This time of year it’s easy to look at all the deals on things we want at the various stores and want to buy almost everything.  We see all of the “stuff" that we don’t own and we instantly want it because someone we know has it and it’s really cool, or they are really cool.

The problem with that thinking is that there is only one thing that we need more of in our lives.  It is not something we’re going to find in an ad.  It’s not something you can buy at the store either.  What we need more of in our lives is God.  Yet, we tend to clutter up our lives with so any things that only keep us from connecting with Him.  We buy bigger and bigger TVs, better computers and gaming systems, Apple’s latest and greatest items, phones with the latest and greatest apps, and so much more.  All of which distract us more and more from God and our relationships with Him.

Now I’m not saying that we can’t go out and buy some of these things.  My point today is that we need to evaluate all of the “stuff” that we own and buy.  If we have so much that it’s keeping us from God, then we may need to reevaluate our real need for it all.   Don’t let all the “stuff” get between you and your relationship with God. 

If we are truly pursing all of the “stuff” of life how then can your relationship with Him grow?  It’s at least something to think about. 

Something Is Not Going To Get Done

Have you ever realized that when you go to bed at night…every night, in fact… that you leave something to be done the next day? I’m sure that you don’t have all the laundry done, all the dishes put away, the house completely cleaned, yard work completed, etc., every night when you go to bed, right? In fact it’s become so commonplace to all of us that we’ve pretty much accepted this as fact.

So, why is it that oftentimes we put off spending time with God because we’re too busy, have too much stuff to do, etc.? Why do we make excuses for all of that other stuff not being done in our lives, but not for the one thing that matters the most?

It’s all about priorities. When God is the focus of our lives we’ll make him first, over all of the other items we need to do in a day. We take time to pray, read the Bible or a devotional, go to church, etc. When God isn’t the focus, we continually find other things that are more important. We watch our favorite TV shows, play around on Facebook, talk with people on the phone, etc., and put off God until we have time.

Now I’m not going to condemn all of us for not having the proper focus. Instead I wanted to bring up the fact that this is exactly what we’re all doing on a daily basis when we don’t make time for God. Instead of making Him second, we all need to make Him the priority and know ahead that because of our willingness to put things in the right order, some of the to-do list items just won’t be completed today. We need to start being ok with that, because those items that don’t get done aren’t the priority, God is!