Being a college student means you are granted endless amounts of time, yet very little time all at once. Between class, lunch dates, working out, club meetings, and movies with friends, how could anyone expect you to fit one more activity into your schedule? Well how about this; make a list that puts all your tasks in order of priority. Now look at the list and tell me, where does God fall? Is he even on the list? Every college campus is continuously bustling with activity and because of this, it is easy to become distracted and in turn to spend less and less time with our might creator. By making such and such activity a priority over God, you essentially are listing that event as something you treasure. But guess what… Matthew 6:19 says “Do not store up for yourself treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.” Whether your treasure/priority is a relationship, school work, a job, friends, or even just time, all of these will one day end. Logical thinking would say to never make a temporary action/feeling the most important thing in your life.
In contrast, we should focus on what will be forever permanent. What’s permanent you may ask? Well there is only one thing that will outlast eternity… God. Now if you still refuse to put God at the top of your list Matthew has something else to say; “for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matt. 6:21) Now I don’t know about you but I sure don’t want my heart to be continually tied to studying. I’d rather my heart be with God, but that’s never going to happen if I repeatedly push him to the bottom of my list leaving him a measly five minute prayer on a good night.
To backtrack a bit, I’m not saying give up everything you enjoy. Rather while you participate in these things do so in a way that would put a smile on God’s face. Deuteronomy 6:5 says, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” In my case, my earthly treasure is time. I enjoy being busy with something to do at all times of the day. However, more often than not, my days are filled with worldly activities that are useless in God’s eyes. This last thought truly saddens me and therefore, I will strive to make time every single day in which my main focus is worshiping the Almighty Savior. In addition to this, I will actively look for ways that I can show God’s love and serve him in every other event that fills my schedule.
Basically, just love God with all you have all the time.
