My Priorities...

     As a mother of 3 beautiful girls, it is my desire to raise them to be godly Proverbs 31 women...But, in order to accomplish that end, what must I do to see it happen?  Well, first I need to recognize that ONLY Christ can mold them into the godly women that I hope for them to be.  I can not "put in them" a desire to please God, but, as a mother it is my duty to point them in the right direction.  It is my duty to live a life that reflects the values, the character qualities, and to display the fruit of a godly woman, whose sole objective in life is to please HIM.  But, I also want to make sure that I am not just "putting on a show"...it NEEDS to be REAL.  So, in order to teach and instruct my girls to live God glorifying lives, I have to begin with my own heart, and my own walk with my Creator.


   First, the thing that I feel is most obvious to work on is...My Priorities.  What are my priorities right now?  What is the most important thing for me to "accomplish" each day?  Am I running to my Bible first thing every morning?  Am I in CONSTANT prayer and conversation with my LORD throughout my day? Do I prayerfully consider every choice and decision I make?  Am I living for my own happiness, while leaving Jesus completely out of that equation? Sadly, my walk with my Savior...is nowhere near...where I know it should be.  I feel that I periodically through the race, have taken a seat on the "sidelines" and grabbed a coffee to watch and admire the other people "running the race"...but, I haven't committed COMPLETELY myself.  I "want" to be a runner...but, that's as far as it seems to go sometimes.  I "get tired" and take a break...then, after seeing the other runners and their zeal and passion, I get fired up about the marathon again, and start going.  But, only until the next mile or two.  So...what does God say about perseverance?  How do I learn to persevere?  That is definitely something that I am going to pray about...


  Secondly, I know that my self discipline is sorely lacking.  I think this all ties in with perseverance...so, these are the areas in which I need the most work.  As far as I can tell anyways...but, I pray that God would open my eyes to the issues and flaws in my character that He wants to mold and change.


This is a quick list of the things that I think, at this point, are to be my highest priorities...


1.  My personal relationship and walk with Jesus Christ my LORD.
2.  My Husband
3.  My Children
4.  My Home
5.  My Extended Family
6.  My Friends
7.  Helping others


I am curious to know if any woman out there has found the "balance" and been able to keep their priorities in the proper place...I feel like a clown juggling all these different responsibilities and "things", and that instead of fulfilling my obligations, I "drop the ball" and don't fulfill ANY of them, because I am juggling too much.  I need to Simplify.  Only "juggle" the things that I need to.


For tonight, those are my thoughts...