Prior To These

When we get up in the morning, there are some predetermined priorities we think we must take care of first. We get dressed, brush our teeth, take our vitamins, wake the kids, take the dog out for a walk, get our workout in, eat breakfast and feed the goldfish. All before driving/riding/walking to work. It is how we prioritize these daily functions and perform them that maintains our daily routines.

Or is it?

Our daily schedules must adapt to a new Prior To These. We know in our hearts that this world we live in is a wilderness. It works overtime to strip us of laughter, joy and peace. Our lives are being starved of precious revelation, wisdom and love. Prior To These routines and distractions we must give God His due time. When we don’t give God the first acknowledgment of the day, we literally walk around with spiritual anorexia. By spending time in meditation and prayer with God, He feeds us with the power to make the so-called priorities in our lives seem a little less daunting and overwhelming. He gives us our daily bread. Plus when you put Him first, He makes you His primary Prior To These.

Today, make it a priority to put God first on your Prior To These list. Even if it’s only for the first 5 minutes before you get out the bed or while you take your daily vitamin, He will fill you up daily with an extraordinary Love.

Psalm 63:1 “O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.”