Putting God First

I think most of us know in our minds that we are to put God first in our lives, but I've found that actually living it out is where I struggle. The unimportant day to day things catch my attention and time, and sooner than I'd expect, the day is already gone and I haven't spent anytime with God. How does one change that?

The easy thing to do is put God first - literally. As soon as you wake up, before breakfast or even getting dressed, spend time with Him. Read the Bible, do devotions, and spend lots ot time in prayer. Your whole day will be better because you've started out on the right foot - with God at the beginning, just as He should be.

Over the school year, I will definately try hard to put this into practice, even if it means getting up earlier than I want to. Time with God is vital to our Christian life - how does one know a friend if they don't spend time with them? The same thing can be said for spending time with our best friend, our God and Saviour.

Putting God first not only means being with Him daily, but placing Him above all other things in our life. Our purpose in everything should be to bring glory to God, whether we are eating, reading, or spending time with friends. I experienced this just a few days ago at the Lincoln Brewster concert (which was awesome) during the last song. Lincoln told us to close our eyes and lift our hands to worship God, and I was so into it that I didn't even notice him and the band leave the stage. I'm sure this was his intention, that God would be the purpose of the concert, not his performance or our entertainment.

We can trust that when God is first, we will be most satisfied because we are satisfied in Him!

"And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus."

- Colossians 3:17