focused

Focused is not a word I would use to describe myself.  I am not the most organized person in the world.  I struggle to get the kids out of the door on time because I always have to do "one more thing" before we leave.  I have been known to do random tasks before going to bed because I hadn't gotten them done that day.  And this drives my husband crazy.  He jokes with me about it and he'll often ask me, before going to bed, if I want to water the plants.  I start things, get distracted by something else (like a poopy diaper) and can't remember what I started.  I feel like my brain is scattered all over the house and I don't know where to begin picking it all up.  I live in a world, where everything is "important" and I struggle with balance and keeping my priorities straight.    
This morning I read a quote by George Mueller that really jumped off the page at me.  Mueller loved orphans and had a remarkable faith in the Lord to provide all of his needs.    

"According to my judgment the most important point to be attended to is this: above all things see to it that your souls are happy in the Lord.  Other things may press upon you, the Lord's work may even have urgent claims upon your attention, but I deliberately repeat, it is of supreme and paramount importance that you should seek above all things to have your souls truly happy in God Himself!  Day by day seek to make this the most important business of your life."  -George Mueller

So simple and so clear.  It puts things in focus.  My prayer this morning is from Psalm 90:14, "Satisfy [me] in the morning with your steadfast love, that [I] may rejoice and be glad all [my] days."