Ask yourself, after everything else you do, is there any time left for God?
Talking Points:
- How you spend your time shows what you care about the most. It might be sports, watching Netflix or other hobbies that consume most of your time.
- The best way to find out what your priorities are is to make a budget of your time. Break your life down into how many hours you spend doing everything: work, time with family, sports practices and games, entertainment, time with God, etc. If you’re truthful, you will get a pretty clear picture of what you spend the most time doing.
- Take time to evaluate what your time budget reveals. How did you do when you stacked other things up against God? How many hours in a week did God get compared to your other priorities? If you don’t like the results from your budget, make some adjustments. Joshua 24:14-15
Discussion:
- Initial reactions to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- How often do you feel overwhelmed by your schedule? What is your typical response when you feel this way?
- What do you guess will take up most of your time in your budget?
- What do your priorities say about what matters most to you right now?
- Read Joshua 24:14-15. What do you think this passage is saying? What are some things you can do to add more “God time” into your family life?
- For elementary age kids check out Pursuegodkids.org and try the “this week’s topic” and start having meaningful faith conversations with your kids. For Jr. high/high schoolers, check out the student page at pursuegod.org/students
- Is there a step you need to take based on today’s topic?
