The Most Important 5 Minutes of My Day

One of the best ways I know to serve God is to spend time with God. Intentional time. Just me and God. In prayer. Reading the Bible. Singing praise. Walking and talking and listening... however God leads me.

My job requires me to read Bible verses every day. To read about God every day. But this isn't the same as spending intentional time with God every day.

Yes, God is with me while I work. Yes, I am learning more about Him every day as I work. Yes, this is the sphere of influence He has called me to.

But if this is the only time I'm spending with God then I'm shortchanging Him myself.

God deserves my undivided attention if our relationship is ever going to grow. If I'm ever going to grow.

Imagine if you only ever talked to your spouse while you were checking your Facebook page, or typing up invoices, or putting dishes away and yelling at the kids to finish their homework. Your relationship wouldn't grow to where you want it to go.

The same is true for my relationship with God.

Even while I'm typing this, I'm tempted to be distracted by Randy and our to-do list for the day. It feels incredibly selfish to ask, "Can I just have 5 minutes alone with God first?" But this is important. In fact, it should be the most important 5 minutes of my day if I'm truly committed to serving God.