Esteem Them As Things of Naught.

Nephi tells us in 2 Nephi 33:2 that many people will harden their hearts against the things which he has written and against the Holy Spirit, "wherefore, they cast many things away which are written and esteem them as things of naught."

And Paul says in 1 Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

It's obvious that Nephi and Paul are not talking about us, but about other people - those wicked who are not church members and who don't love the Lord.  But what might it mean to "esteem [things] as things of naught"?  Could it be possible that WE might be showing by our actions that we think the things of God are foolishness?

I learned in Education Week that foolishness can mean insignificant or unimportant.  Obviously, we don't esteem the teachings of the prophets as foolishness.  Or do we?

Our priorities in how we use our time may tell a different tale than our lip service.  Things that are unimportant or insignificant would get the least of our time.  Obviously our families and our work have to take a lot of our time because they are important and significant.  But don't we have a little spare time to do things WE want to do?  Is there time to watch TV or surf the net?  Do we have time for FaceBook and Pinterest?  How much of our time is spent in the scriptures in proportion to other things in our lives?  If it's only a few minutes or a few verses, are we showing Heavenly Father that we esteem his words as "things of naught"?  As insignificant or unimportant?