Before the Cross: 7 Ways to Guard Your HeartSample

5. Keep Priorities High And Do Not Compromise

There’s wisdom in keeping our priorities. Of course, those need to be the right priorities at the start, but nonetheless…keeping them is a big deal. What can happen (and it has happened for me many times) is that we let the day dictate our priorities instead of our priorities dictating the day.

God, our family (spouse, children, etc.), work, and so on are examples of an order of priorities to keep throughout the day. We might be tempted to lower one throughout the day or elevate one too high. God might be the last thing on our list (we may not say that, but the way we live declares that), or we might elevate our kids to “god status.”

Yes, we love and serve one another, but not to the extent of compromising the priorities and values the Lord has given us. Once you make a little compromise here or there, you begin to add toxicity to your heart. The good news is that if you keep them, your heart will grow in wisdom.