Romans 1:21 They knew God, but they did not give glory to God or thank him. Their thinking became uselss. Their foolish minds were filled with darkness. 22 They said they were wise, but they became fools. 23 They traded the glory of God who lives forever for the worship of idols made to look like earthly people, birds, animals, and snakes.

how often do we do this very thing? we make so many things in our lives out to be more important than seeking and knowing the Lord. i put so many things before Him: my fam, cleaning my house, other books, scrapbooking. i find that i want to spend time with Him, but there are so many other things i enjoy that i also want to do (or just need to do). but... i need to let go of these things. my pastor says that praying will actually save you time. and i know this is true because i have already covered my day and many of the situations and people i will face in prayer and blessings. the Lord works in your days when you call on Him. it is like He is proactive for you when you have already given things over to Him. but He cannot do so if we put a bunch of things before Him. sometimes we don't want to seek out the Lord or we feel apathetic about Him. but we must strive on toward that relationship with Him, reminding ourselves how important it is to worship Him, giving Him the glory for where we are at, the troubles we have come through and all the blessings in our lives.