Daily Delight

 Netflix, hit the gym, check Instagram, worry about boys, go to work, and check Instagram again.This is just a condensed list of all the things I have allowed to get in my way of pursuing a Christ-centered life.Don't worry, I'm not going to say going to the gym, watching your favorite show on Netflix or checking Instagram are parts of our lives that we need to completely toss out- but I think we ought to consider the time and attention that goes into these activities.Recently, I had a major gut check. My professor asked my class to record our activities, down to the half-hour, for a week, as part of a lesson in time management. As you may expect, it was pretty difficult to keep track of everything one does in a week. It was also a little alarming. Not only did I discover the reality of how little sleep I get, but I also found something that broke my heart.Looking at the breakdown of an average week in my life, I found that only one hour of my entire week had been clearly dedicated to my relationship with God. And, of course, it was the one hour I had been at church that week. It was painfully evident that I have put other things ahead of my relationship with God this semester. I have made so many areas of my life idols. I have neglected to place the King of Kings at the center of it all.I don't know about you, but I don't just want a one hour date with my Savior every week. I don't want Him in the background. I want to offer Him the areas of my life that I have worked to push Him out of, and I want to let Him rid me of my idols.This surrender to Him starts with how we choose to use our time. This means making changes like trading the hour we spend scrolling through our phones every day for an hour in Scripture. Or the annoyance of being at work for gratitude that we have a job.Will you join me in letting Christ be at the center? Will you proclaim that He is Lord, and that there is no other? 

About the Author

Hannah Aulbach

Hannah is a 21-year-old college student from St. Louis, MO, currently finishing up her undergrad in Child & Family Development at Missouri State University. She has worked to keep Christ at the forefront during her college experience, and she hopes to inspire other young women to join her on a Christ-driven journey.

Hannah loves serving the Lord through mission work, and she has spent the past two summers as a local missionary sharing the Gospel with children and teens in the St. Louis area. When she isn’t catching up on projects for school, Hannah can be found on Chick-Fil-A runs with friends, hiking new trails, jamming to her favorite praise & worship, working out, or working on a new painting project.