The Battle of Busyness – Making Time for What Matters Mostਨਮੂਨਾ

Do you ever feel like your relationship with God gets pushed to the bottom of your to-do list? Not because you don’t love Him, but because there’s always something urgent demanding your time? Work deadlines, family needs, social commitments, endless notifications—before you know it, the day is gone and your soul is empty.

This is the battle of busyness. And it’s not just a scheduling issue—it’s a spiritual battle for your attention, your devotion, and your intimacy with God. The truth is, if you don’t deliberately make time for Him, everything else will claim it.

Over the next five days, we’ll walk through how to confront the tyranny of the urgent, identify distractions, and make time for what matters most. God is not asking you to do more—He’s asking you to put Him first. And when you do, everything else finds its proper place.

Day 1 – When Life Crowds Out God

Devotional Thought:

Busyness is not just about having too much to do—it’s about what takes priority in your life. Often, the urgent pushes out the eternal. We convince ourselves we’ll pray later, read later, worship later… and “later” rarely comes. Over time, God gets whatever scraps of attention are left after everything else.

But Jesus reminds us to seek Him first. Not when it’s convenient. Not after everything else is done. First. Because when you put Him first, every other part of your life begins to align.

Prayer:

Lord, forgive me for letting life crowd You out. Help me to reorder my heart and my time so that You come first above everything else. Amen.

Reflection/Action Step:

Today, look at your schedule. Where is God on it? Write down one practical way you can make space for Him—whether by rising earlier, creating a quiet break in the day, or setting a nightly prayer time.

This is just the beginning of learning how to push back against busyness. If you’re ready to take this deeper, my book Get Your Groove Back in God: A 30-Day Journey to an Intentional Prayer Life will guide you day by day into building a consistent rhythm of intimacy with Him.

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