Life Is Relationship!

I am reading another book by P.G. Mathew on the book of Joshua, called Victory in Jesus.  (You can order a copy here.)  I really appreciated one of the applications of Joshua 1:

Second, we must realize that true riches consist in relationships.  Our relationship with the Lord, the relationship between a husband and wife, the relationship of parents and children, our relationship with our brothers and sisters--these are the treasures of life.

One of the things that I remember hearing P.G. Mathew say often is, "Life is relationship."  Because of some things happening with some members of my family, I have been realizing the profound truth of these words.  So much individualism abounds in our culture.  We get caught up in the busyness of our own lives and walk through life with tunnel vision.  We are focused--focused on ourselves and our own agenda.  We think we don't have time to read our Bibles and pray.  We think we don't have time to nurture our relationship with our spouses.  We think we don't have time to play with our children.  And we certainly don't have time to call Betsy Sue! After all, we're BUSY! 

Jesus himself demonstrated that life is relationship.  He loved the Father, and he loved those around him.  He invested in the disciples.  He healed the blind, the lame, the deaf.  He welcomed little children.  He was poor in the worldly sense but rich in the spiritual sense.  Since He is our example, then we ought to prioritize relationship in the same way.

I definitely cannot toss the to-do list. Without it, I am aimless. However, I am endeavoring to change what goes on my to-do list and the prioritization of the items on it.  Life is relationship!