What holds us back from presenting our faith first?  For me, I would say that I liked my private faith-filled life.  It was very comfortable.  I relied on Jesus and was able to serve others without many questions regarding my faith.  That routine worked for many years, but then that same faith pushed me beyond my comfort zone. 

Not only was I pushed out of my comfort zone regarding my faith, but also in the delivery.  My faith is strong, but my writing skills and biblical knowledge are not something I would brag about.  The other small detail was that I knew nothing about blogging. 

None of that seemed to matter to Jesus.  My job was to focus on my journey.  I had some time to adjust to the idea of walking this new path.  Putting my faith first, I blindly set out to accomplish what I thought was a rather ridiculous task.  Despite the fact that I dreaded going public with my life, I put my faith first and started to write about my journey.

Many times when things get cloudy I realize I unknowingly left Jesus out of the equation.  My faith is strong, and I rely on Jesus, but occasionally there is a glitch.  Sometimes I forget to put Jesus first.  My mind moves to solve the solution solo. 

Thankfully Jesus is forgiving.  Quickly I realized I still had an issue because I tried to solve it myself.  Putting myself first, I neglected to pray, invite in the Holy Spirit, and ask for assistance.  With the addition of prayer, worry disappears and the solutions become clear. 

Every so often a similar issue occurs when things go well.  Things didn’t go well because of me, but because of Jesus.  I work at remembering to thank Jesus first.  Knowing that all the little things that go right are because Jesus provided the solution. 

When we hit rock bottom and call out in prayer to Jesus, he is there for us.  So often we call on him last, imagine what life would be like if we always called on Jesus first.    

When I’m not where I want to be in my life I do a quick check to see if Jesus is my first priority.  Am I calling on Jesus first or only as a last effort?  Giving thanks to him for all the good and being abundantly prayerful throughout each day.

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