Our Priorities | Hope for the Generations

As we grow in our relationship with God, our outlook on life will change. Instead of just thinking about our own ideas and desires, we become more aware of God’s opinion and his desires for us.

Our Priorities Will Change

Making God a priority doesn’t mean we shirk all other responsibilities and just sit around reading our Bibles and praying all day. That would be unrealistic because we all have things to do and people who depend on us. It comes down to one thing.

 We Need to Get Things in the Right Order

Think about your roles: wife, mom, worker, or friend. Any one of these things can consume our time and become our biggest priority. But, we need to zoom out a bit to get a clearer picture. We need to start with God. We need to spend time reading the Bible and praying in order to learn his heart for us as women. We need to know what he expects from us as wives, moms, workers, and friends. His opinions will help us to get our priorities straight. Proverbs gives us an idea.

Proverbs 31: 25-31 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness. She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness. Her children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her: “There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!” Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the lord will be greatly praised. Reward her for all she has done.Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.

This passage paints a picture of a woman who gives her best in everything she does because of her love for God. But, don’t misunderstand the point. We aren’t to strive to be superwoman. It just means we should give our best to what God asks of us. The godly woman in Proverbs understood her priorities. Out of her fear of the Lord, she understood what she needed to do as wife, mom, and worker. She did everything from a heart that wanted to honor God, not to bring glory to herself, and she was praised for the example she set. Evaluate your priorities. Make sure that you get things in the right order so that you can be an example to the future generations.