Quotes about Priorities

If you do not acquire good training in detachment, you may attach to all the wrong things.

So Jesus pulls no punches, saying you must "hate" your home base in some way and make choices beyond it.

Thomas Merton, the American monk, pointed out that we may spend our whole life climbing the ladder of success, only to find when we get to the top that our ladder is leaning against the wrong wall. Most

Your value is not determined by your valuables, and God says the most valuable things in life are not things!

It is a fatal mistake to assume that God's goal for your life is material prosperity or popular success, as the world defines it. The abundant life has nothing to do with material abundance, and faithfulness to God does not guarantee success in a career or even ministry. Never focus on temporary crowns.

God is more interested in your character than your comfort. God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy.

The closer you live to God, the smaller everything else appears.

Nothing shapes your life more than the commitments you choose to make.

Living the rest of your life for the glory of God will require a change in your priorities, your schedule, your relationships, and everything else.

The most difficult area to surrender for many people is their money.

The most difficult area to surrender for many people is their money. Many have thought, "I want to live for God but I also want to earn enough money to live comfortably and retire someday." Retirement is not the goal of a surrendered life, because it competes with God for the primary attention of our lives. Jesus said, "You cannot serve both God and money"14 and "Wherever your treasure is, your heart will be also.

Self-worth and net worth are not the same. Your value is not determined by your valuables, and God says the most valuable things in life are not things!