The center of our lives

I recently picked up a fascinating book entitled A Neglected Grace: Family Worship in the Christian Home by Jason Helopoulos. It is very likely that these blog posts will be inspired from this book for the next month or so and I highly encourage you to read it if you are able. In his opening chapter, Jason states that we all live for something. Another way I have heard this phrase put is that we all worship something.

And these two phrases feed off of one another. If we live for something, we will worship it. If we genuinely worship something, we will live for it.

For instance, we worship God, so we live for God. Because we deem him worthy of our praise and adoration, we also deem him worth living for. The definition of worship at its simplest form is to give worth to something. So we give worth to God. But what else do we give worth to?

What does your calendar say that you ascribe worth to? If a stranger looked at your calendar, would he be able to say that you ascribe worth to God? Or would he see that your top priority is your kids, golf, or ladies' get-togethers?

This obviously doesn't mean that we have to pray and read our Bibles 24/7 to show that we value and worship God, but it does mean that our calendars should have God at the center of our lives. Do you put your kids athletics or Boy Scout meetings above church and other Christian gatherings? Would you rather watch football on a Saturday then help people in your Growth Group move?

We are always worshiping something and if we are not careful, we could possibly be worshiping the created rather than the Creator.

Take a minute to write down your priorities. What are the things that fight for your attention and time? Critically evaluate your life and see what you ascribe worth to. There is a good chance you may not like what you find. You may realize that you would rather do a list of things before serving God. If this is the case, it is time to re-prioritize your life. It's time to put God back in His rightful place, at the center of our lives.