When it comes down to it what is most important to you? Day to day we seem to put importance on things that don’t really matter. We focus on other drivers on the road and traffic, grrrrrrrr. We spend time talking about our coworkers, acquaintances, and friends and the “drama’ in their lives. We spend a lot of time worrying about things that may or may not happen. We look forward to our next weekend and not the next moment we are living. We make lists of our chores and complain there is never enough time. We tell our spouse we love them as we run out the door. So what seems important? Unfortunately for most people, me included, doing what we “need to do” and letting other people/things affect us is given the greatest value daily.
But when something major happens in life, a death, divorce, health scare…importance shifts. In those times no one is counting calories or stressing about being stuck at a red light.
I want to start a prayer list, prayers to God about what is truly most important to me, right now. Some of the prayers will stand the test of time while others will shift based on the stage of my life. So here is my list as of May 31, 2013
Health and safety of my daughter ALWAYS
Good health for me, my husband, family and friends
A faithful and loving marriage
A secure, prosperous career
The ability to always comfortably pay my bills
A safe neighborhood to live and raise my family
Having peace in my heart and in life
Understanding and doing something with the calling on my life
A long, happy life here on Earth for me and those I love
An easy and inexpensive resolution with the city on the construction of our home
Audrey doing well with the transition to her new room at a daycare
Safe travels always
The removal of fear about flying
The success of Mike’s business and career; the ability to hear God’s wisdom on what’s next and how to proceed
The ability to laugh more than I cry
To become more selfless
A positive relationship with myself and my body
To have true forgiveness
To be courageous: in making the moves right for my journey, in my confrontations and in my reconciliations
Nothing I have listed above is related to laundry, having to be right in an argument, or disgruntled coworkers….because at the end of the day, those things really don’t matter. It’s easier said then done to shift your focus everyday on what truly matters in life. Its human nature to get wrapped up in gossip, frustration, and list making, and of course we need to do the things to maintain our existence. The grocery shopping has to get done and the floors cleaned, but I just hope I don’t lose sight that looking my husband in the eye and giving him an extra hug is more important then getting to the drycleaners five minutes faster. So I guess another prayer to add to my list is the ability to balance daily responsibilities and what truly matters most.
What's on your prayer list?
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