Had an interesting conversation with God this morning. This semester has gotten really crazy, and the past couple weeks I have skipped church to sleep because I have been sick and extremely sleep deprived. Well, this morning I was planning to skip again. Not because of being sick, but because I have a bunch of homework I wanted to work on.
But when I woke up, I felt God nudging my spirit that I needed to go to church. I kind of argued with him for a while, saying that I needed a day off to just rest and that I had so much stuff to get done. But then he said something that completely changed my perspective. He said, "If one of your friends asked you to go hang out with them, wouldn't you say yes? Wouldn't you decide that you would just do the homework later so that you could spend some time with them? Especially if you hadn't had much time to do so the past few weeks?" It really hit me hard. This semester I have been working on making my relationships a higher priority than my school work. It's something I have struggled with for a long time since my perfectionist nature often makes me think that my work should always come first. But this semester I wanted a change and to finally make time for friends.
But God's message to me this morning made me realize something: He wants to be my friend too. And he wants the same respect that any friendship should have. No friendship can last without some quality time together. And my relationship with God should be my #1 priority. I'm realizing more and more that I need to prioritize time spent with Him. If I put him first, everything else will fall into place. I'll find time for the homework later. Right now, I need to go get ready to spend some time with my best friend. And that is all that truly matters.
But when I woke up, I felt God nudging my spirit that I needed to go to church. I kind of argued with him for a while, saying that I needed a day off to just rest and that I had so much stuff to get done. But then he said something that completely changed my perspective. He said, "If one of your friends asked you to go hang out with them, wouldn't you say yes? Wouldn't you decide that you would just do the homework later so that you could spend some time with them? Especially if you hadn't had much time to do so the past few weeks?" It really hit me hard. This semester I have been working on making my relationships a higher priority than my school work. It's something I have struggled with for a long time since my perfectionist nature often makes me think that my work should always come first. But this semester I wanted a change and to finally make time for friends.
But God's message to me this morning made me realize something: He wants to be my friend too. And he wants the same respect that any friendship should have. No friendship can last without some quality time together. And my relationship with God should be my #1 priority. I'm realizing more and more that I need to prioritize time spent with Him. If I put him first, everything else will fall into place. I'll find time for the homework later. Right now, I need to go get ready to spend some time with my best friend. And that is all that truly matters.
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