The only thing that everyone has a limited amount of is time. How do you choose to spend yours? What things take priority in your life? Work, school, sports, band, family, friends....the list can go on and on and sometimes it is difficult to find the balance. We are all pulled in a variety of directions that make it impossible to make time for everything.
Then, of course, we have to consider the issue of who establishes our priorities. The media tells us one thing, parents and teachers say another, and friends, who quite possibly have the biggest pull, weigh in as well.
What, then, becomes of your faith priorities?
"You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me."
-John 12:8
In the scripture from John, Jesus is reminding his disciples of where their priorities should be. make no mistake, Jesus wanted them - and us - to take care of the poor. But, sometimes we get so busy doing the work of God that we forget to listen to his teachings or to take time to pray.
Take five minutes, right now, wherever you are, to pause and listen. Is God calling you so that others can hear about Jesus? How can this fit in your life. Where can you shift your priorities so that Jesus is at the top of the list?
(Post a response for 5 points. WAIT! DON'T POST YET! Did you spend a few minutes listening to God? Don't miss the whole idea just for 5 points!)
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