September 10

We all remember the pie graph from elementary school mathematics lessons. The pie was divided into segments and each segment was allotted a percentage value. Our job was to compare the portions ascribed to various entities such as time spent on homework compared to time spent playing or sleeping.

Were we to make such a pie graph as adults and were we to designate a segment to each of our day’s activities, into how large a piece of the pie would we place God? How much time would we allocate to prayer? To Bible reading? To waiting quietly in His presence?

How much time does He expect us to set aside for Him? If we know what He wants, we can endeavor to give it to Him. If we try to divvy up the pie without knowing what He prefers, we might not give Him enough time. Or, we might give Him too much. What value would there be in becoming a cloistered hermit?

Psalm 105:4 says that we are to, “Seek the Lord continually and desire His… presence evermore.” God wants the whole pie! In all the activity of life, we are to give Him place. He wants the entirety of our lives to be devoted to Him. When we do that, our lives will reflect His presence and manifest His goodness