I am currently on "vacation" from work. I took yesterday and today off to kind of catch-up on things that I needed to get accomplished around the new house. We moved closer to my and Amanda's work and Gabe's day care the day after Christmas and the last thing that needs to get done is cleaning up the office...my job!
I had excellent intentions of getting the office in working order yesterday, but I ran into so many "road blocks" that I did very little. Amanda left me a to do list, albeit a small list, it kept me out of the house for a while. That's not my excuse for not finishing my one task I wanted to accomplish, but it did assist in adjusting my priorities for the day.
I had excellent intentions of getting the office in working order yesterday, but I ran into so many "road blocks" that I did very little. Amanda left me a to do list, albeit a small list, it kept me out of the house for a while. That's not my excuse for not finishing my one task I wanted to accomplish, but it did assist in adjusting my priorities for the day.
There's the story of Abraham being tested by God. God commanded him to take his "only son Isaac..." (Genesis 22:2) and sacrifice him. God was testing Abraham's priorities. The Scripture tells us that Abraham did everything God commanded of him, and as he was raising the knife to slay his son, God called out from heaven and told him "do not lay a hand on the boy" (Genesis 22:12). Abraham put God first, and his son second which is the way God wants our priorities made.
Our priorities should always be: God, others, yourself. There are times when we don't follow God's priority plan, and that's when we need to sit back and talk to God, asking Him for wisdom and guidance. We all have good intentions, I'm sure, but there are some times where you need to realign your priorities with that of God's.
You're challenge today is to set your priorities ensuring God is first, others are second, and you are third.
God's Blessings!