Increasing or Decreasing?

This is from the daily devotional "Fresh Start" by Andy Richardson.
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The Christian life is the continual expression of a desire for God.  It is the ears of the heart listening for the voice of God.  It is the recognition that nothing in this life really satisfies except the presence of God and His happiness, not ours.  This desire competes with the less noble, but very powerful, desire for self-fulfillment.  John the Baptist understood this well and put it this way, “He must increase, but I must decrease” (John 3:30).

• Ask that your desire for God would double today.

It is your job to nurture this desire for God in your life.  No one else will do it for you, but God will help you if you ask.  There are many distractions to keep you from seeking Him this way.  Your job, your friends, and your family all consume much of your time and energy, and because of this you must learn to seek Him even in the midst of those responsibilities.  This is what Mary and Martha argued about, those two sisters whom Jesus loved so much.  Seek Him first, always, and everything else will work out fine in the end.
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The Things I Allow to Compete with God in My Life:
1. My Danny
2. Lauren
3. Daily conversations with Zoe
4. primping
5. Justification that my morning hours are the most "efficient" so I must get stuff done then
6. Checking email
7. Responding to email
8. Other Christian reading
9. Attempts to excercise
10. Comfort of my American life

There's a long list. How will I chose to be a good steward of the hours in THIS day for Him?