Imagine a bowl that holds two cups. Inside it are twenty-five walnuts and two cups of rice. The walnuts represent what God wants you to do. The rice represents the things you want to do.
If you pour the rice in first, the walnuts won’t fit. But if you place the walnuts in first, the rice will fit easily around them.
The lesson is simple: if you put God first, everything else will fall into place. But if you put your own desires first, there may be no room left for God.
As you commit to your daily work and goals, always remember to put God first.