Prayer Request: Keeping People and Relationships First

The older I get, the more I appreciate the "people" and "relationships" that God has brought into my life. Things and stuff will always be around....and will need to be attended to. But God is continally reminding me that I need to keep relationships FIRST - my relationship with the Lord, my relationship with my wife, my relationship with my kids, and everyone else after that.

I am naturally a more "task-oriented" person. I always have my "to do" list and want to be sure I am getting the things done that I am responsible for. The problem with a "to do"" list is that it never ends. There will always be more to do.

But the "to do" list itself is not the problem....it is making sure that the BIG ROCKS of life, people and relationshops, are ON the to do list. It is a continual process of making sure the urgent things of life DO NOT crowd out the important things. That balance is what I need to wrestle with. That balance is something I need God's wisdom to maintain. As I abide in Him, He will show me what that balance looks like day-by-day and hour-by-hour.

So thanks for taking a moment to pray for our family and for me specifically as the husband and father: That as I abide in the Lord God that He will give me the wisdom I need to keep my relationships, with Him and others, FIRST! And when I am out of balance, that God will use people, cirucumstances, and whatever else He needs to "wake me up" so I can repent and get going in the right direction again.

Thanks so much for your prayers for us. God bless you!!