Solution

In response to a past post.

Those things aren't bad in and of themselves.

Reading, writing, drawing, watching tv, hanging out with friends...

But when they take the place of the other things, thats when there's a problem.

Bible reading, meditation, prayer, accountability, study, sharing the good news, your secret quiet place.

When they become the dominating things in your life, when thats all you do, when those are all you care about, and the things you pine for. Thats when there's a problem.

Start with what God wants in your life, and only that. Take out everything else, and don't expect any of it back. (yikes).  Then, in time, see what God gives back to you. Maybe you do read too much, maybe reading less  is okay. Maybe you do obsess about your latest writing project too much, and should tone it down and back. Maybe you really are obsessed with that tv show, and it takes too much of your time (not just the watching it, but the always thinking about it).

Maybe, you don't really need those things in your life. Maybe they are trying to fill a spot in you that would actually be filled if you put God things in your life first, and then looked at what else could fit. Woah. Maybe, you don't really need those things in your life. Maybe they are trying to fill a spot in you that would actually be filled if you put God things in your life first, and then looked at what else could fit.