Time With God

I've always wondered why it is that spending time with God is one of the first things we eliminate from our schedules when we get "too busy". I know that I myself am so terribly guilty of this. I find that I am just too busy to sit down and spend time with God, learning about Him, talking to Him, and listening to Him. However, would I miss an episode of my favorite TV show?? I think NOT!!! The world would have to implode before I allowed that.

Obviously, this is not only NOT what God wants for us, it's down-right tragic! How silly it seems when I really think about it. TV show or God? Reading a book or God? Extra half hour of sleep or God? Seriously, this should not be that difficult!

I think we need to be refocused on what's truly important. It's so easy to let our priorities get out of whack. I know that an excuse I frequently use is..."I've worked all day and then I have to come home to take care of our child and cook dinner, I deserve to do what I want." Why is it that my first choice is not spending time with God. I realize (and I think God does too) that we all have different interests and we all like to lose our minds in a good TV show or a good book, but there has to be that balance. What better reason is there to give God your time.