I love the story of the Creation. It is wonderful and majestic. But it also models for us how we prioritize our lives.
In the beginning, God said let there be light. Light had to come first. It represents the spirit illuminating our way in life. It's there to remind us that having light in our lives is essential to all blessings. When it comes to our busy lives, we have to make time for "light building"... the development of our spirit, increasing our sensitivity to God's spirit. This is where the guidance will come and without it we flounder in mortality.
What happens next? God prepared the world for its inhabitants... His children. He made sure the basic structure was there... a world full of supplies, flush with foliage and plant life, brimming with animal life. All the things we need to sustain life.... the basics. For us, this may mean that when it comes to priorities, we need to assure that we have provided the basics for ourselves and our families, that we focus on needs before wants.
Finally, God created man and woman in his own image. He commanded them to multiply and replenish the earth. Their collective charge was to go and do, to become all He knew we could become. To fill the measure of our creation. This level of fulfillment is our ultimate goal, but without the Light of the Spirit, and without the Basics, no fulfillment, no reaching to new heights could be possible.
In the patterns of the Creation, we learn where we should set our priorities... Light, Basic Needs, then reaching our True Potential. If we neglect this pattern we risk losing the direction or power needed to be all that we can be.
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