Pencil Me In

Where do your priorities lie?

Is it in your schoolwork? Social life? Boyfriend? Work? God?

God is so good at convicting me of putting so many other things before him. Tonight, after writing things down in my planner for the week, I laid down my pen and reached over to turn out the light, suddenly realizing what I'd laid my pen on top of- my Bible and Bible study, quietly resting on my nightstand, ignored, again. 

So where in my busy schedule did I find a few minutes to spend some quality time with my Father? Where did I set aside a few minutes to read His word, to study it, or simply to pray?

He is a jealous God. "Therefore I will block her path with thornbushes; I will wall her in so she cannot find her way. She will chase after her lovers but not catch them; she will look for them but not find them." (Hosea 2:6-7) Time and time again, God has grown a bit impatient with me. He has taken the things that I place above him and twisted them. He has tied a little misfortune into the things that occupy all of my time, only because God is a jealous God. He doesn't do these things to hurt me, but to rescue me. His only hope is to show me that He is the only one I should turn to, the only one I should put my trust in, that He should be my number one.

It's so easy to plan for a big party, a hot date, or some study time. It's so easy to put so many things before God. We become increasingly preoccupied with all these earthly things that matter so little, forgetting about the one who matters most. All the while, He waits, hoping that in our busy lives we can find some time to pencil Him in.