Before Anything Else

About this book

You love God. But if you are honest, your calendar tells a different story.Your mornings start with your phone. Your Bible sits closed on the nightstand. Prayer happens mostly in emergencies. And the rest of your life, your schedule, your finances, your goals, your peace, feels scattered and hard to hold together.Before Anything Else is for the believer who loves God but keeps losing track of Him in the noise of everyday life. Jasmine N. Franklin did not write this book because she had mastered it. She wrote it because she needed it first. With honesty, warmth, and practical wisdom rooted in Scripture, she shows you how to stop giving God your leftovers and start giving Him the first and best part of your day.In three parts, you will learn why God has to come first, how to build a life with Him at the center, and how to keep showing up for the long haul. You will discover why time with God is never wasted, even when you feel like you cannot spare it. You will see what biblical discipline really is: not a list of rules, but love that shows up on schedule. You will learn to recognize and lay down the distractions that crowd God out, build a simple five-step daily appointment with Him (Be Still, Read, Write, Pray, Carry), read your Bible in a way that changes you, pray with purpose, and build structure around your time, money, and habits that actually holds. And you will find grace for the hard parts: what to do when you miss a day, a week, or a whole season, and how to stay faithful when you do not feel anything at all.Every chapter ends with reflection questions, one practical step for the week, and a closing prayer. The book also includes a thirty-day reading plan to help you start strong and a Daily Appointment worksheet you can use again and again.Whether you work days or nights, are raising children, or simply feel stretched in every direction, this book will help you build a steady, disciplined life with God, one appointment at a time.Seek Him first. Before your phone. Before your to-do list. Before anything else.