Quotes about Priority

Put tradition first, and scripture will be muzzled and faded. Put scripture first, and tradition will come to new life. Better

We sin because we want something in the created world more than we want the Creator.

An idol is anything in the created order that is put in the place of God.

Whenever we put other things first, there is confusion.

It is not the thing we spend the most time on that moulds us most; the greatest element is the thing that exerts most power.

The most important rule for us is to concentrate on keeping our lives open to God. Let everything else including work, clothes, and food be set aside.

Christian work can actually be a means of diverting a person's focus away from Jesus Christ.

If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple" (14:26). This verse teaches us that the only men and women our Lord will use in His building enterprises are those who love Him personally, passionately, and with great devotion—those who have a love for Him that goes far beyond any of the closest relationships on earth. The conditions are strict, but they are glorious.

Could it be that desire for a good thing has become a bad thing because that desire has become a ruling thing?

So the desire for good possessions is not wrong, but it must not rule your heart.

A desire for a good thing becomes a bad thing when that desire becomes a ruling thing.

When good things become controlling, they command the affection of our hearts and then shape our words and behavior. When this happens, they take the place in our hearts that only God should have.