What's Important?

I went to bed last night very early. Well, 11p is early for me these days. Why? Because after spending a long day with a client and stepping away for an almost 2-hour OT class for seminary in the midst of it, I  had the nerve to "attempt" to come home and do some work. I say attempted, because my attempts failed. I lost a document I had been working on, but forgot to save. I had a back/forth with a vendor concerning the slow response they are getting from me due to the slow response I am getting from the client. The final straw was my brain literally started to hurt. So, I said, "Enough!" I shut down the computer, turned off the lights, set my TV to 90 minutes timer, rolled over and sank deep into my covers. I felt guilty for a minute. But, than the question popped in my head, "What's Important?"

Good question. What should be important? My walk with God, my health, my well-being, my relationships with those who sincerely love me, my supporting those in need, ME...these things should be important. What is not important, but I seem to always make important are the procrastinating requests, ego-driven demands, unrealistic expectations, unfair requirements, unhealthy or inconsistent relationships, and unapologetic and insensitive priorities from others. In allowing what's not important to be important, I have allowed what is the most important thing to become last and often erased from my day, my relationship with God. 

At times, I am so distracted, rushed, over responsive to the cries, needs and demands of the world that I fail to do what is most important and required of me in order to fully be prepared, present and patient when I do enter these situations. I fail to start with God. I fail to end with God. I fail to go to God. 

Quiet, alone and fully present time with God is what's important. Hearing from him through reading his word, through prayer, through listening for and seeking out is important. God created us to commune with him. Jesus always left the drama of the world and the demands of his responsibilities and assignment to refresh, refuel and replenish himself. If Jesus (God in flesh)  needed to stop and step away, what makes me, what makes you think that we are so special and don't need to? We aren't special, we are human. We need to reposition what we deem as important and realize if us communing with God isn't at the top, everything else will eventually come crashing down. He is our source for all we need. 

Make God important today and each day. I am. #joinme

Walk in faith. Live in love.