The Main Thing...

Priorities. How many blog posts, sermons, magazine articles have you read that focus on this topic? Enough, I'm sure, but for some reason I found myself thinking about the order of my priorities this weekend.

I like to think of myself as a creative person. I'm a novice songwriter, I get to contribute my ideas for worship times, I oversee our kids performing arts program at church...and I get to be around a lot of creative people. And I've noticed, for myself, that the proper order of my priorities really effects by ability to create. Here's what I mean...because I'm a Christian, most of the things that I want to create are an outflow of my personal relationships. First priority, my relationship with God. If I haven't spent any time in His word...I'm out of whack, right from the get-go. Everything else falls out of order at that point too. Second, my relationships with my family...this is a tough one...if I'm being self-serving or impatient or thoughtless toward them or their feelings, again, my priorities are out of whack. When I expect God-anointed creations or ideas to flow out of me when I'm completely self centered....all my efforts are in vain!

Any of you creatives out there have this experience? I'd like to get your take on it...thoughts?