"Those who love their father and mother more than they love me are not worthy to be my followers. Those who love their son or daughter more than they love me are not worthy to be my followers. Whoever is not willing to carry the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Those who try to hold on to their lives will lose true life, but those who surrender their lives will gain eternal life." - Jesus Christ (Matthew 10:37-39)
We must place our relationship with God before all other relationships if we expect to find the fulfillment and purpose God has for our lives. I know it was a long and painful journey for me to come to this realization, but now that I have, my relational abilities have gone up exponentially. Putting God first means that He takes the appropriate spot at the head of the line. Each day we need to communicate with Him: talking and listening! It means that we make a priority of being in fellowship with God and other brothers and sisters who can support and encourage us as we chase after the dreams God has given each of us. It means that if you make time each day to workout at the gym; then you make an even greater effort to spend time exercising spiritually. If you make sure you don't miss your favorite TV show; you make certain that you make time to get together with others in community. When asked what the greatest commandment was Jesus replied, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and strength." This must be our priority and we must grow and develop that relationship in order to improve how we handle our other relationships.
I know some may take the scripture out of context or say I don't think family is important. That isn't what I am saying at all, but there is a priority list that is based on Scripture and God comes first with family a close second.
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