“We let the things we value most take a backseat to whatever is begging for attention in the moment.” This is a quote from the book Organized Simplicity by Tsh Oxenreider

It is very easy to get distracted by the “stuff” of the world. When we get up in the morning there is already a high pile of stuff waiting our attention. Today, the economy is terrible; more folks are worried about simple survival than have been since the “great depression”. We feel such a sense of uncertainty in our daily lives.
How easy it is for God, for our love of God, for our work for God to take a backseat to the worries of the world.
What do you value most as a Christian?

Matthew 22:36-40 (New International Version, ©2010)
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
38 This is the first and greatest commandment
39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

If loving God and your neighbor is the greatest commandment how do we let everything else take up most of our attention. How much of our physical and emotional attention to we concentrate on that which should matter most?

Deuteronomy 6:5-7 (New King James Version)
5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
6 “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.
7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.

There is great comfort in the Word of God. There is great comfort available in the Holy Spirit. The interesting thing is that the joy and comfort available to the believer is free for the asking. It is a good practice to surround yourself with the comfort, protection and joy of the Holy Spirit before we allow other stuff to seep in.
Father, God, we thank you for all that you are in our lives. We thank you for our existence; we thank you for the willing sacrifice of our Lord, Jesus Christ. We thank you for the protection and comfort of the Holy Spirit.
Please help us to live lives that are worthy of the gifts you so freely give.
Amen.

May God Forever Be a Blessing in Your Life!!!