Remember the Important Things

A story is told about a man who was very lonely and felt a great void in his life. He decided that he would buy a bird and thereby have something that would talk to him in the evenings when he returned home from work.
He went into the pet ship and the owner of the shop showed him his very most talkative bird. “You will need a bird cage I’m sure,” said the shop owner to the man, “we have those also.” The man took the bird and the cage home and after a couple of days the bird still had not spoken a word, so the man went back to the pet shop to company to the owner. “Oh,” said the owner, “the bird is used to having a ladder to climb on, I sell those, take one home to your bird and I’m sure he will talk.” After another couple of days the bird had still not spoken a word, so the man went back to the pet store to tell the owner. “Oh,” said the man “He probably needs a mirror, I sell those, here take this home and put it in the cage, and then I’m sure the bird will talk.”
“Well, he had better talk, “said the man,” this bird has cost me a fortune and has not been one bit of company.” Upon returning home he placed the mirror in the cage and the bird, seeing his reflection in the mirror and thinking it was another bird, mustered up his last bit of strength and said, “Good luck, maybe the shop owner will remember to sell him some bird seed before it’s too late for you.”
Think about it, so many times our lives are filled with things we think will make us happy, but the truth is, sometimes we forget the most important thing, to put God first in our life.

Trust in the Lord and do good; so will you dwell in the land, and verily you shall be fed. Psalms 37:3