This week we’re considering
Five Life-Changing Questions
(3) Is This the Most Important Thing to Me?
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom,
the man who gains understanding.
—Proverbs 3:13
What’s the most important thing to you? If you don’t know the answer to this question, you have no way of knowing if you’re putting first things first.
What is most important to someone else doesn’t necessarily fit you, so avoid living by their priorities.
When you know what the most important thing is to you, you are positioned to say “No!” to the unimportant things and opt out of races that don’t move you toward your goal.
Nail down what the most important thing is to you; own it. The biggest danger is self-deception—telling yourself something is the most important thing when deep down it isn’t. Get honest.
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind” (Rom 12:2).
The most important thing in life
is to know what the most important thing in life is.