The Keep God First Schedule

The Keep God First Schedule

As Christians we often find it difficult to truly keep God first. We get wrapped up in our day to day schedules. We find ourselves busy or overwhelmed with work, school, families and other commitments we may have. A lot of us pray, attend church every Sunday and maybe even bible study each week. We often believe or are led to believe that this is sufficient; giving God only 2-3 hours once or twice a week.  As it is not, quite frankly if anything, it should be the other way around. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (KJV) says:  ^“Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing.  In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”

The below schedule, in my opinion, will help focus, encourage, and motivate those with a GENIUNE zeal and passion to serve God in a better way. This schedule is just to provide an example; you should do what you are led to do.

Time	Monday	Tuesday		Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Wake-up	Prayer	Prayer		Prayer	Prayer	Prayer	Prayer	Prayer
Mid/Eve	Dev/Pry	Dev/Pry		Dev/Pry	Dev/Pry	Dev/Pry		Church
Night	1 on 1	Friend		1 on 1	1 on 1	1 on 1	Family

The time column doesn’t have numeric values because this should be personal, and a time should be selected based off of what works best between you and God.

-        -  The morning wakeup prayer, held each day, will help you as you start your morning. (Instead of me quoting one verse, READ Matthew 6:1-34) This explains how to pray a genuine prayer, and for us to not worry, but “seek God and his kingdom first, and everything will be added to us.”

-         -  The Mid-day or evening devotion/meditation should also be daily, perhaps on lunch break, for some sort of reading. I.E daily bread, daily devotion, reflection. - 2 Timothy 2:15 “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (While reading your devotional, you never know who may be watching and may want to read along with or after you.)

-        -  I recommend a time be set at night, for just you and God;  quiet time, alone time – For whatever you want to bring to Him. Pray, read, meditate, relax and let go! 1 one 1 time. Matthew 6:6 “But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.”

-        -  Not only 1 on 1 time, but also take a day or two out of the week to study or pray with someone else. Friend, Co-worker, family worship night.

These are just minor examples of what can be done to give God the Glory He so much deserves. Remember to keep faith, and pray – in the name of Jesus!   John 3:16 – For God SO LOVED the world that He gave his only begotten Son, whosoever beleiveth in Him, shall not perish, but have everlasting life.