Challenge #68

It didn't take me long to discover that time is my greatest, most precious resource. I understand that whatever and whoever I devote my time to has my heart. This is why having my priorities straight is so important to me. I have been guilty of putting things: people, activities, etc. higher on the list than they belong and have suffered the consequences from doing so. However, there are two that will forever remain on top and they are not interchangeable: My God and my spouse. Before you're a spouse, you should first be a Christian. Before you're a parent, you should first be a spouse, and so on.

Children have their rightful place in life, but they should not be before your spouse or God. Not surprisingly, many, many people struggle with this. To them I say this: if you want to have trouble in your most important relationships, i.e. your relationship with God and your spouse, put your children first. So many people do this, it has become quite the norm when it should not be. As previously said, children grow up, move out, and move on. Therefore, making your children the center of your universe will have disasterous effects on your personal well-being. I'm not going to spend all day on this, just wanted to reiterate this important fact: your spouse should come before your children (but not before your God).

I'm sure if you thought about it long enough, you could come up with some examples in which your spouse did not come before other people. Today's challenge is to put your spouse's wants and needs before those of all other people. In whatever ways you have the chance to, whenever an opportunity presents itself, decide to put your spouse first.