Activate Your Day: Prioritize God with the Master Switch

“In everything you do, put God first, and he will direct you and crown your efforts with success,”     Proverbs 3:6

 “ Seek first God’s kingdom and what God wants. Then all your other needs will be met as well. “ Matthew 6:33

“Put God first in everything you do.” Denzel Washington

Last week, I had an early morning flight. After arriving, traveled to the hotel. Upon checking in, I entered the hotel room with my baggage and flipped switches, but nothing happened.  

This felt like a Deja Vu moment. Then I remembered when this same situation happened several years ago for the first time.  When it happened years ago, I called the front desk and the conversation went something like this ..

Me: I think something is wrong. The lights aren’t working. I am turning on all the switches and nothing is happening. There’s no light.

Front Desk: Ms. Spencer, did you turn on the Master Switch? 

Me: The Master Switch? 

Front Desk: Yes, it is the first switch and it’s positioned right by the door as you enter. Once you turn on the Master Switch, the in-room lighting will be activated. The room’s lighting system is controlled by the Master Switch.

Me: I’m so embarrassed ….I can’t believe I walked right by it. 

Fast forward to last week. I replayed that conversation in my head, walked back to the front door, and there it was.

The Master Switch must be on before all the other lights will work.

Guess what happened?

I turned on the Master Switch, and the room was flooded with light.

Then it hit me.

I had carried all my baggage into the room and walked right past the one switch that activated everything else. Instead, I immediately started trying to make things work.

Have you ever had days where you forgot to activate the Master Switch?

We wake up and open the door to a new day, and immediately we're responding to calls, text messages, emails, and family members. Before we know it, the day has gone by in a blur. We're busy doing everything, yet it feels like we're accomplishing nothing.

Finally, we stop and think, "I think something's wrong."

Then the answer comes in a variety of ways—a song, a Scripture, a conversation, or even in the stillness.

Have you ever had days where you forgot to activate the Master Switch?

We wake up and open the door to a new day, and immediately receive and respond to calls, text messages, emails, and family members. The day goes by in a blur; we are doing everything yet getting absolutely nothing accomplished.

When you finally have that moment and say to yourself, “I think something’s wrong” and we receive the answer in a variety of ways, through a song, a statement or even in stillness… Did you activate the Master Switch? Sometimes, it means stopping what we’re doing and starting our day over. We pause, go back and begin our day again …even if it is in the afternoon.

Did you activate the Master Switch?

Sometimes it means stopping what we're doing and starting our day over...even if it's already afternoon.

Take time to pray, sip that cup of coffee or tea, meditate, take a short walk, take a few deep breaths, silence your phone, read a short devotional, or listen to that playlist. As we reconnect with God, our inner spirit begins to light up.

Sometimes it's hard to believe we walked right past the Master's Presence that was ready to guide us all along.

I've been thinking a lot about intentionally beginning my day by centering and connecting with God. It seems fitting that this Master Switch reminder came during this season.

My church is spending the summer focused on Revival and Renewal, and I want to be intentional right along with it.

To stop.
To slow down.
To make sure I turn on the Master Switch before my day truly begins.

Today's reflection question was, "How can I be good news to someone today?"

This is my good news for you:

Slow down. Connect with the Master Switch. Let the light flood your spirit.

Lights on,

Sheila P. Spencer