In fact, if our kids are successful in every normal way, they can still miss God's main mark.

Normal people attempt countless goals with limited success. Weird people focus on just one God-given objective with tremendous results.

You must long for God more than normal. You must be willing to live to give, not live to gain.

She said, "Right now, while we have this time, I'm not going to do any of that other stuff. I'm going to seize this moment and simply enjoy being with Jesus while I can." Mary made a deliberate choice. She wasn't being lazy and using company as an excuse to get out of helping her sister with chores. She was choosing to focus on what mattered the most.

When something small loudly demands all our attention, its noise often drowns out the whisper of what's enormously important.

Put him first. Seek him with all of your heart, and he will add everything that matters. Be still and know that he is God.

When I'm focusing on what's important to God, I live differently. I invest my time differently.

Sunday is God's day, and he was committed to honoring it. Just because he was in Paris to compete in the Olympics didn't justify changing his lifelong commitment.

When it's clear that we have a commitment to God that comes before anything else in our lives, most people will respect us even if they don't share our faith.

Fueled by faith and passion for our true priorities we're going to drive against traffic in order to find rest, refreshment, and time for what matters most in life.

Clearly determine your values, because when your values are clear, your decisions are easier.

The second admission my young adult friends made is that they know their obsession is distracting them from God. Again, let me ask you to be honest. Do you think more about what God says in his Word or what people say on your feed? How much time do you think about God versus what to say online? Work hard to tell the truth. No matter how tempting it is to ignore him, if God is trying to get your attention, don't shake him off.