As we start the new year, where does your relationship with God fall on your list? As seekers, our spirituality needs to be more important than anything. When my day is divinely ordered, miracles occur and I do what needs to be done.
Thank you Lord for blessing me with the gift of being responsible. People know they can count on me to take care of things. For better or worse, I’ve learned to be the epitome of responsibility when it comes to my job, children, appearance and social commitments. But when it comes to taking care of myself spiritually, I likely don’t rate so high. Yet you are showing me that nothing else should be so high on my list. It is from my spirituality that friendship and love spring up like flowers. This includes learning to love myself and meditating on how you see me. It is from the depth of my spirituality that I become more able to forgive. And it is the quality of my spirituality that determines how well I can accept reality and let go of what needs to be released.
Help me live a Spirituality that is not a luxury to be pursued only if I have time left after everything else is done. Make me prioritize quiet time, time with friends, time to read, pray, and walk in the woods – the things that are important in the proper care of my spiritual life. Help me resist the temptation of busyness that leads me to be separate from You. Today please slow me down and order my priorities according to Your plan for me. Amen
Smitten With Goodness 