As a student athlete, I often find my schedule very busy. It’s filled with practices, games, tests, and just life.

All of these things are good. However, there are so many good things to fill our schedule up with, and it’s our choice on what we spend our time on. I have come to realize that one way the devil will attack us as christians, is by throwing all of these distractions at us to where we won’t even have time nor the energy to talk/spend time with God.

This CANNOT happen.

We are called to pick up our cross daily, to be in constant conversation with Him,

and to submit to his authority. However, if we have busy schedules and we don’t make time for God in our daily lives, then we can lose track of our priorities and put up a wall between us and the Lord.

I am very guilty of this, and I am learning how to put God over everything in my life.

Some scriptures that help me are James 4:8 where it says, ”Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.“

And also 1 Peter 5:7, “Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.”

God wants to talk to you, and He wants to get to know you because He loves you and created you. But if we don’t give Him the time or attention then we will stray away from Him. He gives us every opportunity. We just have to take it, and trust me it is so worth it!

For me, I have time set aside at night to spend time with the Lord because I am a night person. The solution to finding time for God is slowing down and getting your priorities straight, and then aligning your schedule with your priorities.

What you do with your time is a choice and we all have the ability to eliminate unnecessary distractions. It’s just as easy as not spending that extra thirty minutes on your phone, or reading the Bible during your lunch break.

So, I challenge you to look at your daily routine and find what is workable for you. Everyone is different. So how will you make the most of your time?