Quotes about Prioritization

So principle number one is 'seek first the kingdom' with every choice. The second is 'forgetting what lies behind, press on toward the mark of the high calling of God." These two will help us make the right choices

When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time.

Busyness is a great enemy of relationships.

Knowing your purpose simplifies your life. It defines what you do and what you don't do. Your purpose becomes the standard you use to evaluate which activities are essential and which aren't. You simply ask, "Does this activity help me fulfill one of God's purposes for my life?

Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?

Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all into harmony with Him.

Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.

What causes us to think of prayer as the last option rather than the first? I can think of two reasons: feelings of independence and feelings of insignificance.

I have so much to do that I spend several hours in prayer before I am able to do it.

If your life is rushing in many directions at once, you are incapable of the kind of deep, unhurried prayer that is vital to the Christian walk.

You can delegate a lot of things, but you can't delegate prayer. I'd rather have one God idea than a thousand good ideas.

The importance of prayer rises in proportion to the importance of the things we should give up in order to pray