There seems to be so much that matters to me. I have been so very blessed in my life. The thing that matters most would be my relationship with my Heavenly Father. There have been so many times in my life that I didn't have anyone else to depend on except him. I also know that my life is the way it is because he loved me so much to lead me to certain people and places where I was able to get the help that I needed. My relationship with Heavenly Father at times has not been the greatest because of my own selfishness and pride. There have also been times that I have depended on other people to help me more, when I should have been depending on Heavenly Father more. How prideful we can be at times. I sure have had my share of pride. Sometimes I feel I know what is best for me when in-fact it may not be the best.
The second thing that is most important to me is my son. I can't tell you how important he is in my life. I know that raising children and teaching them the best ways is what matters more then anything worldly. How having a family of your own changes your view of what is most important? I have never really had good examples of making the family the first priority, however I have learned from watching others families and leader that I have admired that family has to come before the worldly things. Yes, it is important to have a job so that you can support your family and survive but in the end the thing that matters most is that you have time to spend with your family letting them know that you love them. I try every day to spend valuable time with my son. There are times that things are so crazy that the only time we get together is sitting and reading for 1/2 hour and working on homework. I think that reading time and study time with my son has become the most enjoyable time. It is a time that is relaxing and a time that we are together and all my attention in on him giving him what he needs. I also love that he will tell me stories about his day and talk about what is going on in his life. When he is older those times are the ones I am going to remember. Those are going to be the times that I look back on.
The third thing that matters is other people. Being able to serve others is a wonderful blessing. It has been something that I have always loved doing. It really helps me when I am feeling down. It gives us great power when we are willing to serve others. I have been greatly blessed when I have had the opportunity to help someone else. One of the great things that service does for me is get my mind off myself and helps me to be more grateful for what I have.
There are so many things that matter in my life. It is just what I decide is more important, what are priorities. I try to keep my priorities in check, however there are times I slip up and do something less important because I am tired or just feel I deserve a break. I am learning however that life is moving so fast that we really don't have to take a break. We need to continually moving forward, if we are not we will be left behind.
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