God Should Not Fit Into My Life

Every day I get up, and I take my shower. I usually pray but more often I sing praises to God while I am getting ready for work. I love God, and I know that He loves me. I say I would do anything for Him, but would I?

Do I give up that time I spend watching television to restore my spirit with His Word? Do I make time to spend quietly with Him? The answers are no. I get up and sing or pray, while I am getting ready, but I do not get up a little earlier so that I will have time to be still and pray or worship. I go to work, and I do think about him sometimes while I am at work, but I don’t always dedicate my work to Him. I often work late or cover events or meetings, and then when I get home, I put on the television to fall asleep instead of opening my Bible and letting the Holy Spirit restore me. So where does God fit in my life?

God should not fit in. God should be the reason I wake up every morning. I want to be excited to pray in the morning and spend time in His Word. I want to continue to sing praises to Him throughout the entire day. I want the work I do to be to His Glory, not to earn His love, but because He gave his love to us freely. He sent His Son Jesus Christ to die on a cross to save me, which is not something we can earn, but it is something we can appreciate. I want to show my appreciation to God for every blessing in my life.

“Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.” (Colossians 3:16-17 NASB)