Priorities

This morning as I finished studying for a quiz that is coming up today I realized I had forgotten to do my morning devotion. I was so caught up with catching up in class that I had forgotten to have breakfast with my Father (as I like to think of it). 

I use a daily e-mail I get from BibleGateway called Encouragement for Today. I opened my e-mail and my bible and began reading. Today's devotion was on prayer.

"Create in me a pure heart, O God,    and renew a steadfast spirit within me."

Psalm 51:10

 That was the main passage given today. I realized that in order for me to see change in everyone else I must first pray that the Lord will change me. Of course that was the main topic of the devotion but what hit me the most was the emphasis on prayer.

What are my priorities?
How do I begin my day?
Have I prayed today??

As I revisited how I began my day this morning I realized that prayer was absent and I had placed studying for this quiz way before my Creator. 

I should've studied sooner.
I shouldn't have forgotten about this quiz.
I should've had a plan.
I needed to trust God not my own abilities.

Priorities

This is what I saw when I read this devotion. Yes I need to change myself before I see change around me. But first and foremost I need to check my priorities. I need to focus on my prayer life and less on my to-do list.

Lord, prepare in me a heart worth knowing You more. Give me the love I know I have for You. Set fire to my desire to know You more. Change me, Lord. I want to know You. I put my trust in You. I give my day, my everyday to You. In Jesus name, Amen.