Sunday, September 23, 2007

Lists

I have realized over the last couple of weeks that after having been married for five months now, I am getting good at making lists. To-do lists for work and home; short-term lists; long-term lists; grocery lists; bills to pay; menus; cards to send list; wish lists. And it all started with the wedding guest list!!!! :-) That's a lot of lists!!!
But one thing has become glaringly missing from my lists in the last few weeks. Where is Christ on my lists??? He has been repeatedly moved to the bottom of my list, or at times, even left off completely!
But let's face it- we could not get by in today's world without lists. We have to keep track of all our work and play activities, doctor visits, weekend plans, and how much money we have. And then there's the kids- and the lists for them are even longer!!! So how do we keep our lists from overwhelming us? Keep Christ at the top!!! Matt 6:24 says "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other You cannot serve God and wealth." (or in our case- lists :-)
Are you using your list to serve Christ or is your list becoming your master? My prayer for us all this week is to put Christ back at the top of our list.

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