Making Time With God A Priority

Woman Reading BibleOur time is a precious commodity; we have only so much of it everyday and how we spend it is a reflection of what is most important to us. Time with His heavenly Father was not just important to the Lord Jesus, but absolutely necessary – how could he accomplish His mission on earth without strength and power from His Father?

When we become a Christian, we are committing our life to God through Jesus: we make Him Lord and begin a new relationship with Him. Like any relationship it needs time to foster and grow. But this isn’t just any relationship, it is the most important one you will ever have. So every day you’ll want to take time away from the distractions in your life and make it a priority to spend time with the God of the universe. It is an awesome privilege to be able to meet with God; it will transform you like nothing else will…

1. Making Your Time With God Priority
Making anything a priority in my life requires one important character quality:  desire –  I’ve got to really want it. If it is something that I really want I will find  a way to make it a priority. In order for God to be a priority it must genuinely be something that I really want. No one can give that to me, I can not even give that to myself . That desire / want (for God in this case) must be there.

Think about the things in your life that you really want or wanted (and you believe you can get), how much effort do you put into making that desire a reality? This is a principle that is true of anything. In fact,

What if the desire is there but your time is very challenged? That might require that I get a little creative in making sure I am taking time reading the Bible and praying

Any way you can get God’s Word into your heart is not ever without effect.

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4.What Should I Study
5. What should I pray for

 

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