Who comes First....

Who comes first in your life? Before you answer this I would like you to think of two things:

1. Whats the one thing in your life that if it were to be taken away it would crush you beyond resolve?
2. What in your life occupies your time more than anything?

For most of us we can mention our family, parents, a spouse, a business. If you are a Christian you could possibly mention God. But even being a Christian after considering the two questions a deep sense of guilt or shame comes upon us as we think, really we always say God is first in our lives but nothing in our lives shows that. Not our time, not our thoughts, not our strength, not even our hearts. And its not that we don't think of it or desire for God to be first but still that connection seems to evade us. 

Maybe this is because we are looking for quality time to get to know God but that seems to be beyond our reach. But think of it this way, lets say you have a girlfriend/boyfriend and once a week you sit her down and say, "Baby tell me your fears, what you're feeling, just open up to me and cry." You and I both know even we wouldn't respond to that. Moments of opening up and sharing come when we don't expect it, when we go out for a movie or  when we spend the day together. Tim Keller puts it like this, "In order for us to have Quality time with God we need to have Quantity time." 

I guess my encouragement is for us to consider how much quantity time we are spending time with God. Matt Papa once wrote, "If Jesus's bones are to be found today and your life doesn't fall apart then is he really first in your life." Lets make it our daily prayer that its just us and God, and truly when we ask ourselves that question months from now we can speak with truth in our heart that Jesus is first.

love, peace and happiness

Tau