Inconsistency

I wish I could explain this inconsistency I have. During the weekdays when I don't have too much schoolwork to do, this is easy. It's when I get really busy that I need God the most, and yet that is when I spend the least amount of time reading the Bible or praying. For some reason there is a real lack of urgency to it all.

During Sunday School this past week, someone mentioned that the reason people don't stay consistent in spiritual things is because the result isn't noticeable. When we ignore laundry it piles up. When we ignore the trash it starts to smell. But what happens when we ignore time for spiritual things? I think the end result is very noticeable. Maybe it isn't so clear to other people around me, but I definitely know. I become much more irresponsible, less disciplined, irritable, unkind, impatient, rude, etc. These few minutes that I spend in the morning praying, reading scripture, and typing here are a crucial part of my health. I don't go a week without showering or brushing my teeth, so why go a week without reflecting deeply on God?

"Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true."
Acts 17:11