By Jennifer Greene-Sullivan
This month has brought a season of change for my best friend and me.
For years, she faithfully homeschooled her daughter while I managed the office at S & S FAB and Welding.
Now, we have both stepped into full-time teaching positions at different schools. Our familiar routines have been replaced with lesson plans, faculty meetings, open houses, and calendars that seem to fill themselves before we have a chance to catch our breath.
Even with the changes, we have been intentional about protecting our friendship. We compare schedules, pray for one another, and squeeze in conversations during my drive to work or over our lunch breaks. We know this season is temporary, and eventually we will settle into a new rhythm.
As I thought about it this week, another relationship came to mind.
What about my relationship with Jesus?
I have already postponed two writing deadlines and missed two choir practices while trying to find my footing in this new season. Looking over my calendar, I realized there is one ball I simply cannot afford to drop. Deadlines can be extended, and choir comes around again next week. However, my relationship with Jesus cannot become another appointment that gets pushed to tomorrow.
If I intentionally adjust my schedule to preserve an earthly friendship, how much more should I intentionally adjust my life around the Savior of my soul?
Daniel 7:25 says the enemy will seek to “wear out the saints.” I have often associated that verse with persecution, but lately I have wondered if one of Satan’s most effective tactics is far quieter. He doesn’t always tempt us to walk away from Christ. Sometimes, he simply distracts us long enough to drift from Him.
One more meeting. One more email. One more responsibility. None of those things is sinful. In fact, many of them are good. Most of the time, spiritual drift rarely begins with rebellion. Often, it begins with neglect.
Hebrews reminds us to “run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus” (Hebrews 12:1–2, ESV). We do not endure by trying to juggle life more efficiently because we endure by keeping our eyes fixed on Christ.
Relationships never grow stronger by accident. They deepen because someone intentionally makes room for them. The same is true of our walk with Jesus. Prayer, Bible study, and quiet moments in His presence cannot survive on leftovers.
This new school year has reminded me that every season requires adjustments. I want to become a better teacher, a more faithful writer, and a dependable friend. Above all, I want to remain close to Jesus. If every other responsibility demands a new routine, then surely my relationship with Him deserves my greatest intentionality.
There will always be another meeting, another errand to run, and another deadline waiting. However, there is only one Savior who walks with me through every season. My relationship with Him is the one ball I cannot afford to drop. When my eyes remain fixed on Jesus, no amount of busyness can steal the purpose He has prepared for me. Even in life’s busiest seasons, torn wings still fly.
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