Not enough time to do what God called you to do?

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What do we do if we don't have enough time to do the things that God has called us to do? As someone who has a wife, two girls, a full-time job, serves at his church, when God asked me to do more of what he was calling me to do, I felt like there was no other option but to give some of those things up. But I have to provide for my family. What are they going to wear? What are they going to eat? But then God showed me a new way that didn't make sense, but actually worked. And it started with Jesus saying this, "So do not worry saying, 'What shall we eat or what shall we drink or what shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." God showed me that for us to be able to take on more of what he's asking us to do, the answer isn't to take things away. It's shifting the order in which we do that. Now I know that sounds like it won't work, but because it did for me, let me give you an example. First, what do you like to do on your day off? Like what recharges you? For some people it's going on a run, watching TV, reading a book. But there's something that comes to mind that actually energizes us, that if we do those things first, we somehow get more energy to go to the other things like chores, the things that have to be done. You found that it did you, right? Did you notice the priority order there? Do the thing that's energizing, so out of the overflow you get more energy to tackle the things that need to be done. So let's apply to the things that God is calling us to do. If God is calling you to do something, do you believe that he can give you the energy to do it? I used to like to wake up at 7:00 in the morning, right before I need to get my daughter ready for school and get myself ready for work. But then I saw times in the Bible where Jesus got up early to pray and talk to God. I didn't want to do that cuz I was already tired. But then Jesus says, "Come to me all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." My friend once said it like this, "Do you really want to rest from rest?" So I started doing it, tired at first, but God used that to fuel me with more energy to take on all the other things because I was putting him first. Seek first the kingdom and his righteousness, the priority order. So then he told me to start making these videos. I'm like, "Come on, I don't have that much time." But then he reminded me of this scripture, "Do not conform to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is, his good, pleasing, and perfect will. Meaning, if I try to test it, I'd be able to discern, is this what God really wants me to do? When I was finally obedient to it, even though I was frustrated while doing it and thought I was really bad at it, God decided to make that video go viral, and I heard testimonies of people all over the world saying, "This was so helpful." That wasn't me, that was God. What would happen if you prioritized the thing that God was asking you to do first? I know it doesn't make sense, but imagine what your life could look like, the people that you could help, the lives that could be changed because you simply said yes. Let me know what that is so I can be praying for you today. God bless.