All or Nothing

Lately, I have noticed that I have done a lot of things half hearted. Not only is my schoolwork or the things that I do for work affected by this, but I have noticed that my relationship with God and other people can be effected as well. In church this morning, the pastor talked about whether our relationship with God is really all or nothing. There are moments in life when we can feel really close to Him and think that everything is okay, but the moment that something goes wrong, we are immediately turning away and to something else. My question, then, is, what else is in our lives that we are turning to? What else are we worshipping besides Him? He doesn't call us to worship Him as well as other things. He is a jealous God that does not allow room for any other "gods" in our lives. As I think about it, there are so many different things in my life that serve as a god. One of those things that I turn to is busyness. I fill my schedule up so that I don't have to deal with everything else going on. When I feel like I am busy, I don't feel as bad about the things that are going on around me. This is just one of the many things that I have turned to instead of Him. My challenge today is to think before I turn to these things. Rather than immediately turning to these things, I will choose to turn to Him.