Jars full of Rocks

I found an blog post a while back (can't recall just where now) about the importance of carefully placing the "rocks" in our lives. The author gave the analogy of placing rocks of varying sizes in a jar. We all start out with an empty jar each day and each of us get to choose which rocks we will place in the jar on any given day. The rocks of course being the things we hope to accomplish during the course of the day; things we choose to spend our time doing or being a part of. The part that struck me and has stuck with me is how if you fail to put in the important rocks first, inevitably the sands of busy-ness will simply blow in, your jar will be full of all the little irritants of life and you'll no longer have room for what's important. However, if one chooses to add the big rocks first (God, family, friends, ministry) you'll have room for them, and for a whole pile of little rocks (dishes, laundry, work, whatever). Those little bits of sand (untimely hangups, accidents, unplanned for delays) will of course find their way into our jars, but with all the other rocks in there, the sand will seem infinitely smaller and less bothersome. God is so good at helping us prioritize; He gives us a great example through His Son Jesus. What more can I say than for us to follow that example, do what is eternally important, take care of what is necessary and enjoy the simple things all around us. Jars. Rocks. God. It's all good.