Priorities...

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt



What is most important to me in my life? Hey, I am glad you asked! Here I present a fairly in-depth look into my life, and how I view things, as to how important certain things are…


1) The first most important thing in my life, is God. God is my Creator, my Saviour, my Comforter, my Hope, my Salvation, my Best Friend, the One Who Loves Me. In short, He is my everything. Without God in my life, I have nothing good to offer, because everything good in me comes from Him. I believe that God should be first in my life, and that is where I strive to put Him. I walk with Him, I talk with Him, I receive counsel from Him, I praise Him, I draw close to Him, I read His Word daily, and I just enjoy being accepted by Him (through the saving blood of Jesus Christ). When God is not first in my life, everything else that I touch crumbles and fades away. When God is first in my life, I trust that all will go according to His plan and that nothing will come into my life that I cannot handle by taking it to God.


2) The second most important thing in my life, is the life of the one I love. When married, this is my spouse. When single, it is whomever I am in love with (and wanting to be married to at some point). I believe that a person can never give too much into the life of the one they love. My prayers center around this lucky person, as I ask God to bless them, keep them, and help them. I also ask God to help me to be aware of their needs, and to help me to love them better and serve them better each and every day. My belief is that if the one you love is not second in your life to God, then your relationship is doomed.


3) The third most important thing in my life, is my kids. Although I say “kids” and yet I only have one at this time, I put it that way because “kids” does not always mean just your own biological children. If in a relationship with somebody who has children, then those children become like your own. You love and care for them, just like they were your own flesh and blood. Children need good examples to see, they need love and encouragement and support, as well as all the basics like food and shelter etcetera. Most importantly, children need to see an example of God’s love from an adult’s point of view, so that they too may heed the call of God one day and accept His sacrifice for them and become saved. Children are a blessing from God, and deserve to be honoured and cared for as such.

4) The fourth most important thing in life, is my self. If we do not take care of our selves, and make sure that our needs are getting met, we will end up sick and unhappy. In a proper relationship, many of your needs are being met by your love-partner, and as a Christian I believe that all of my deep needs are met by God if I allow Him to do so. Yet, we also have an obligation to take care of ourselves, so that we are emotionally and mentally and physically ready and able to take care of the needs of those we call our family.

5) The fifth most important thing in my life, is work. I believe that I work for God; He is my boss. As such, I strive to do the best that I can in my work, as a pleasing sacrifice to God. When I have complaints about my work, I take them to God in prayer. For a man, it is important to feel like you are contributing in your work, as we derive a lot of our “good” pride from how productive we feel we are in our workplace. As a Christian, though, I also derive even more pride from how I feel I am serving my family (love-partner and children), and from how close I am getting to God on a daily basis.

6) The sixth most important thing in my life, is family and friends. When I say family, I mean family-of-origin, etcetera; dad, mom, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews, those who are not part of YOUR family circle (you, your spouse, your kids) but who still are your family by blood (or otherwise). Praying for family and friends is important to me. Likewise keeping in touch with them, getting together with them. However, please note, that at # 6 on my list, there are many other priorities in my life that I put before this group. If I rate these family members and friends too high on my list, then something else must suffer; my job, my self, my kids, my spouse/love, or my relationship with my God.

And that is how i prioritize my life!