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What comes to mind when you think about what matters most to you? Is it the bond you have with family and friends, your best friend, or a significant other? What about the hugs and kisses from your favorite pet? Or the stability and income of your job?
As followers of Jesus, we’re called to love and pursue Him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. Matthew 22:37-40 says it this way: “Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments” (NIV).
While family, friends, a spouse, a favorite pet, and a job are valuable, they are not the most important thing. As Jesus reminded Martha, “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her” (Luke 10:41-42, NIV).
If we want to simplify our lives, we must put Him first. As Disciples, we’re called to have a personal relationship with Jesus, share the Gospel, and take as many people to Heaven with us as we can. Here are three easy steps I do to keep this perspective:
