No one can serve two masters.
—Matthew 6:24
What is the most important thing to you?
If you don’t know the answer to this question, you don’t know if you’re putting first things first.
What is most important to someone else doesn’t necessarily fit you, so avoid living by their priorities.
When you know what the most important thing is to you, you are positioned to say “No!” to less important things and opt out of engagements that don’t move you toward your goal.
Nail down what the most important thing is to you. The biggest danger here is self-deception—telling yourself something is the most important thing when deep down it isn’t.
“You are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary” (Lk 10:41–42).
The most important thing in life is to know
what the most important thing in life is.