Keep Your Priorities in Place
Choices, choices: sandals or sandshoes, burger or pizza, tweet or text? Life is full of choices. Ok, so the consequences of these choices might not be earth-shattering. But some choices we make every day shape who we become. Like whom we hang around with; like what we watch on TV; like how much effort we put into our coursework.
As a boy of twelve, Jesus knew His purpose and priorities, and He lived by them: 'I must be about My Father's business.' Do you know your priorities? A clear idea of what they are will shape your choices. We all make hundreds of choices each day, but the big question is: are those choices taking you nearer to your goal or further away? If you don't understand your life's goal, you won't be able to make the right choices.
The best way to make consistently good choices is to make prayer and God's Word your top priority. Ray Ortlund said: 'We must first be fully committed to Christ, then to one another in Christ, and finally to the work of Christ in the world.' The very fact you're reading this indicates you've got an interest in what God's got for you, so why not take this opportunity to ask Him afresh what His priorities for you are-and ask Him for His help to make any necessary changes?
SoulFood: Deut 8-10, Mark 10:13-22, Ps 88:1-9a, Pr 11:24-26
word4U2day (an adaptation of The Word for Today authored by Bob & Debby Gass) is published under licence by UCB Australia. 2012 UCB International Ltd
