What matters most to you? Does it get the best from you? Does it get the best you? Does it get your attention and time? Do you just value it, or do you prioritize it? Do you prioritize what you value? Because if you don’t prioritize what you value it won’t be a priority.
Most of the time we prioritize what we prefer, but then we get deterred.
There are also times when things can take our time and get our attention that are not necessarily that important. Those things are usually a distraction or a dramatic moment.
Don’t allow distractions to distract you from your priorities.
Distractions and drama will zap your energy, and they will unknowingly realign your preferred priorities.
Whatever is a priority in your life should have your time, attention and effort.Your highest priorities should be what you fight for and invest your time and energy in.
However, if we were honest we would probably have to confess to the fact that we actually spend a lot of time, energy, and effort on things that don’t really truly matter. We exhaust our energy on things that take our time, but they don’t produce lasting and fulfilling results.
Here’s the problem, when we focus on what doesn’t matter—we don’t have the energy for what does. Prioritizing takes effort, energy, and intentionality. So when we prioritize what doesn’t matter—we don’t have energy left over to invest in the things that do truly matter.
Therefore, if you don’t make time for what matters, what you say is a priority, in all actuality, it won’t be a priority after all.
It takes awareness, effort and intentionality to prioritize. Those things that you put first and make time for by being intentional will become the priority in your life. Nevertheless, nothing becomes a priority by accident—it becomes a priority only on purpose.
You must be intentional and truly prioritize what matters! What is a priority in your life? Your relationship with God? Your career? Your marriage? Your spouse? Your children? Your family? Your health? Have your priorities gotten out of order? Only you can answer that—only you know, but here’s what I know: “What you don’t make a priority-won’t be!”
I want to encourage you today to be intentional and prioritize those things that matter the most to you. You will be more effective, you will have more order, and you will have peace in your life when you are intentional about prioritizing—because what you don’t make a priority—won’t be.
