First Things First

I think one of the hardest things for me to keep straight is my own home. Helping others is a passion of mine, but it can come at the cost of my own family. Learning to keep the balance of putting first things first is a daily struggle. Today I think I did an ok job at it. While looking around my house at the work that needed to get done I received a text to help a friend to her work to pick-up her paycheck. The helper in me wants to say, "I'll be right there!" But, taking a second view around my home is proof that my efforts to help others this week has had a negative impact on my chores. Saying "I can't today" wasn't easy, but it was necessary.
In order to have the time and energy to pour into others, I must first pour into myself.
"A prudent man sees danger and takes refuges, but the simple keep going and suffer for it." Proverbs 22:3