As of late, some of our close family has been in the process of moving. With moving being such a cumbersome task, we went over to their new house this morning to offer our assistance and, as the only guy in the house, I was granted the "privilege" of moving furniture. After rearranging the bedroom furniture at least three different times, my cousin offered me permission to use that experience as an illustration on my blog. And that's what I'm going to do.

First and foremost, it is important to note that moving furniture is not an easy task, though it is often necessary. Whether it is because of a recent change of address, or even just switching things around for a fresh look, things must be changed up a bit from time to time. In like manner, our priorities often need to be adjusted to make provision for new responsibilities that we are being faced with, while still taking care that we don't allow ourself to become too consumed with things that are of secondary importance to God and His Word. And just like a piece of heavy furniture, our priorities often usually put up a pretty good resistance when we attempt to move them. To illustrate this, let me share with you a story from my own life:

Over the past two months, I have been the Prayer Team captain of an upcoming Rebelution Conference. This requires me to devote several hours each week to fulfilling the various responsibilities associated with my position, such as planning prayer meetings, sending out e-mails which include encouragement and prayer requests, and even just praying for the Conference in general. Furthermore, I went back to school last week, which obviously takes up a lot of time as well. With that said, I obviously don't have as much time on my hands as I did at the beginning of summer. Times such as these require us to step back and take a good look at our priorities, and see what changes would be beneficial. Sometimes those changes leave us feeling renewed and refreshed; other times they leave us feeling inadequate and disheartened.

For me, my "furniture moving" required making some changes I wasn't too enthusiastic about. For instance, you've probably noticed that my devotions are now being posted only 2-3 times weekly, whereas I used to post them on a daily basis. Well the fact is, I found I was unable to keep up my personal relationship with God, fulfill the duties of Prayer Team captain, keep up with my chores, and maintain a good relationship with my family (not to mention other things), all the while writing a new devotional every single day. I just couldn't do it. While I'm hopeful that one day I'll be able to post daily devotions again, right now circumstances just won't allow it. In short, rearranging our priorities doesn't always mean weeding out frivolous things that waste our time; it often requires apportioning our time more appropriately among things that are not wrong at all, such as spending time with our family, reading the Bible, and other things of that nature.

Is their any pieces of "furniture" in your life that you need to move, or perhaps even remove completely? If so, remember that it won't be easy, but if you have God as your centerpiece, He'll show you where things belong. And not only that, but He'll help you move it if it is too heavy.

"In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."

                            -Proverbs 3:6