A Slice of Pie

Often we try to divide our life into pie slices. We allot a slice for work, a slice for family, a slice for recreation, and whatever sliver is left over gets allotted to God.

Sometimes when life gets too overwhelming and we feel burnt-out, we make a pact with ourselves to eliminate one slice of our pie. As a student, I heard people always say that now that the semester started, they’re not going to have a social life. Essentially they’re saying, "I'm cutting that slice out of my pie."

Or let’s narrow it down to one day. We spend 8 hours of our day working, 2 hours in traffic, about 2 hours eating, a few hours watching TV or hanging out with friends and then at the end of the day, we spend maybe less than 10 minutes reading the Bible and praying. If you look at it this way, our daily “pie” is not very proportionally sliced.

So what’s the solution? Should we stop working and just sit at home reading our Bibles all day? Not at all.

Instead of devoting a slice of your life to God, we must allow Him to be the filling in our pie. He needs to be present in every slice!

So when you’re at work, He’s there with you. When you’re with your friends, He’s present. When you’re driving, He’s there too.

Instead of limiting God to just one slice, allow him to be the Goodness that fills your pie.