Focus

Recently I have been having a difficult time keeping my focus where it needs to be. The most frustrating part has been in worship services, because that is one of my favorite times of the week, to worship corporately. During the service I prayed for the Lord to remove all distractions and help me to enter into His presence. A couple nights ago I was in a prayer service and the Lord said, if you haven't been in My presence in private, how can you do so in public? That was my cue to leave and be with Him alone. It has been difficult to get away to that secret place with Him recently because of the load of homework and responsibilities. Honestly though, it should never matter how much I have to do because He always must be my priority. If I go without sleep for a certain period of time I will not be able to operate. If I go without time with Him, the very One who gives me reason to breathe and live, Who gives me the strength and wisdom for each day, will not be my focus. He will be unable to operate in my life because I am not allowing Him what He is due. I am the one who suffers greatly for that.
This morning He spoke to me that if my focus was not on Him during my day, it would not be on Him during the corporate worship and prayer times. What I do throughout my day, I bring into the time of worship and prayer.

It's time to re-organize priorities.

I don't make time for my Father, I make time for everything else to fit around Him.

"My soul yearns for You in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for You." 
Isaiah 26:9