Put God First

To You I have cried out, O LORD, And in the morning my prayer comes before You.

Psalm 88:13

I remember reading about a great prayer warrior, Andrew Murray, who said that sometimes he had so much to do that he had to add an extra hour to his prayers. As a flawed human being, I have often rushed through my day trying to accomplish my work without taking time to pray. Those are the times I get to the end of the day fatigued, frustrated, and with a sense of failure.

But if I push my work aside and refuse to tackle it until I have met with God, my work is energized. I don’t know how it happens, but it does. More things happen in less time. Better things happen that would not happen otherwise. I’m not a mystic, nor am I trying to read something into this that isn’t there. I’m just saying that when you put God first, God takes care of you. He takes care of the things you need.