If you know me then you know I am usually running behind - for church, for school, ball games, bed times... just late for life in general. Now, in the past I have been ok with this. No real harm done. But lately things have been sneaking up on me and forcing me to take a good look at my life. If I had to sum up my life in just a few words, they would be "Just getting by." And I am tired of just getting by, just doing the bare minimum. If I want my life to matter, if I want to be a good example to my children, then I need to step up.
So I have decided that I need to be done with the excuses. My spiritual life is not growing because the most attention I give to it is a quick prayer of protection for my children, or a "Lord, help me know which choice to make". My excuse for that is that I don't have any more time in my day to devote to God. What a lie! I know that I am more than capable of cutting out time to spend with Him. All I would need to do is cut out a television show or leave a little earlier for carpool. Why do I put everything that is so mundane before what I know should be #1 in my life? Even when God gives me a gentle reminder I put Him off until the next day because I am just to tired. Now I probably get more sleep than anyone I know. And when the next day comes, I put him off again.
This is the 1st excuse I am getting rid of. There are several more areas of my life that I need to work on, but I feel that this is the most important. If I put my priorities where they need to be, then I think other things will start to fall into place. Things like my home, my disorganization, my laziness and bad habits. I know that God had more planned for me than what I am accomplishing. So, here I go. I am trying to reorganize my life the way God would want it - with Him first. And hopefully, at the day's end I can be proud of what I have accomplished, not be wishing I had done more.
