The Important Things

I realized this weekend that my family is very important to me. I took this weekend off to go with my parents (whom I hardly ever see) to visit my Grandparents in Grenfell and Moosomin, SK. I also was able to visit with cousins, aunt's and uncles. In light of all the things that I have to do before this semester is finished some might think that it was a foolish desicion. I have assignments, school events, exams, preparations for my internship and moving to find time for and with the Christmas season coming on top of that, I realized that sometimes time spent with loved ones is far more important. I'm not saying that these things are not important, they just have different priority. I have less time to do everything else but what I have gained in building of relationships that are important to me outweighs the time lost to study and other things.
This made me think about my relationship with God. Do I really view it as a "relationship"? I want to spend time with those that I love and if I really love Him then I should desire to spend time in prayer and reading the Word so that I can build on my relationship with Him. I think that I need to reevaluate the importance that I put on building my relationship with him.
There are times and seasons for everything. I hope that you take time to evaluate what is important to you on a regular basis. Some things will never leave the priority list (time spent with God) but circumstances in life change and sometimes that shifts our priorities.