There\u2019s an old saying found in Twelve Step groups: \u201cFirst Things First.\u201d\u00a0 When I first heard that years ago from a client, I honestly wondered what it meant.<\/p>\n
Was it the \u201cfirst thing\u201d that came to mind?\u00a0 Or is the \u201cfirst thing\u201d or event, that\u2019s most recent?<\/p>\n
After pondering the saying for a long time, and discussing it for even longer, I\u2019ve come to realize it\u2019s about priorities.\u00a0 \u201cFirst Things First\u201d is about taking care of what\u2019s most important; perhaps what\u2019s most troubling, too.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s YOUR \u201cfirst thing?\u201d\u00a0 Is it your health?\u00a0 Are you facing a health crisis, or is your physical or mental health causing problems?\u00a0 Perhaps it\u2019s excess weight, and you\u2019re just not able to lose it and get healthier.\u00a0 Or may be it\u2019s about some problem with your body or difficult thoughts or emotions that you\u2019ve been putting off solving \u2013 possibly because it\u2019s embarrassing, or you fear that dealing with it will be painful or too difficult.<\/p>\n
Is your \u201cfirst thing\u201d a problem with money?\u00a0 Do you make enough to cover your bills and expenses?\u00a0 Are you employed?\u00a0 Are you spending too much?<\/p>\n
Perhaps your priority is relational: are you lonely, or is your partner or spouse causing you problems or pain?\u00a0 Perhaps it\u2019s the challenges of parenting.\u00a0 Or perhaps it\u2019s your parents that are a problem.<\/p>\n
What ever is first; whatever problem or challenge is facing you \u2013 I encourage you to put it first in line for a solution.\u00a0 Take action on that top priority.\u00a0 Make what\u2019s troubling you first in line for your attention.<\/p>\n
First step:\u00a0 put the problem in God\u2019s mighty hands and ask him for help.\u00a0 Ask Him for the courage to take action and just GET IT DONE.\u00a0 Then, get busy and just do it.<\/p>\n
We all have problems and priorities.\u00a0 You\u2019re not alone!\u00a0 Please share what you\u2019re working on and asking God to help you with in a comment below.\u00a0 It\u2019s nice to know we\u2019re in good company, because we can all get through that \u201cfirst thing\u201d together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There\u2019s an old saying found in Twelve Step groups: \u201cFirst Things First.\u201d\u00a0 When I first heard that years ago from a client, I honestly wondered what it meant. Was it the \u201cfirst thing\u201d that came to mind?\u00a0 Or is the \u201cfirst thing\u201d or event, that\u2019s most recent? After pondering the saying for a long time,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":171,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,24,5,12],"tags":[44,26,59,49,72,77,123],"class_list":["post-1260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-happiness","category-inspiration","category-prayers","category-spirituality","tag-christianity","tag-health-2","tag-healthy-living","tag-inspiration-2","tag-inspirational-prayers","tag-inspirational-quotes","tag-inspiring-summer-quotes"],"yoast_head":"\n