Obligations rule! We have our 9-5 jobs (sometimes longer hours—and sometimes holding two jobs); and then we have our social life if we can drag ourselves out after we’ve reached home; and let’s not forget our kids who are each in one or more activities at school, and youth group activities in our local church. On top of all this is trying to keep up with domestic duties and staying connected to our spouse and extended family. It’s exhausting!
What makes this worse, is in the midst of all these ‘doings’ someone will ask us to help with a project that has nothing to do with the already long list we are currently trying to juggle. If you are anything like me, saying no just isn’t an option. I’m not good at it; in fact I loathe saying no. I feel weak and incapable when I say no. Still 'how on earth', I have asked myself 'am I going to get this done'?
On top of everything I mentioned earlier, distractions are everywhere! We are obsessed with staying on top of the news worldwide! Our phones are part of everyones accessories to enable us to check what’s going on all over the world, as well as, every state in the Union. We want to know what’s happening in the political world, on Wall Street, and the one I’m most guilty of, checking the weather.
We want to know what’s happening in our social media accounts like Facebook, Twitter or other social media platform! We need to see if someone has commented on our post or posted something we need to be aware of, or we find ourselves scrolling to ‘catch up’. Then we need check our emails or play a game. It keeps us entertained and busy, if nothing else!
When our lives are so full of all this activity, we are told to downsize and do what is only really important, in order to maintain balance. In theory, this is spot on. But picking and choosing can be hard. Many of us end up expending our physical, emotional, and other energies trying to keep up.
One area which often gets neglected is our Spiritual energies. We put God—our prayer life, reading His Word, devotions and even church itself on a shelf because there just isn’t enough time to get it done. We may not do it intentionally, any more than we’d neglect our families, but we feel like we have no choice.
Lack of nurturing our spouse and children however, is just what satan wants, because as that breakdown continues, so does relationships until divorce seems the only option. The marriage is destroyed, as are the relationships with our children who are often caught in the middle.
Our lack of Spiritual nurturing sets satan giddy with glee. As we neglect our personal time with God, we are breaking down that important relationship, too. The longer we continue, the easier it is to do next time, regardless of any considered intentions. The Bible remains on the dresser until we have to dust it off before we even pick up, We have no clue the last time we actually prayed, or even read a devotion.
Does this sound familiar? Where is your Spiritual life compared to all the other ‘lives’ you live every day? Is it time to re-evaluate? Where is Jesus in your life?
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