What Matters Most
Do you ever think about what gets your attention on a daily
basis? Is it a news headline, new
technology gadget, fast car, beautiful house or something else? There are endless possibilities of what can
reach out and grab our attention.
Most people go through life skating. By that I mean, they sit on
the sidelines watching life go by without much thought to where they will end
up when this life is over. I’ll admit I spent a good portion of my life doing
that very same thing.
When Adam and Eve were in the garden they were born to live; live
for eternity in God’s garden and tasked with the responsibility of taking care
of everything in it. When they ate of
the tree of life, the perfect world they lived in ended. This also meant that it ended for us
too. One couple’s mistake became our
life as we know it today.
It is so easy to get caught up in the world around us, probably because
the majority of people we associate with on a daily basis are doing the same
thing. How do we get off the merry-go-round
of life and get our feet firmly on the ground when there are so many
distractions to capture our attention?
The most important thing we need to figure out is what matters
most. If we don’t understand what
matters most, we won’t devote our time pursuing what matters most. Eternal life should be the most important matter
on our minds every day. If eternal life
becomes our most important matter each day, everything else falls into
place. We will worship God and glorify Him every minute
of every day. We will become Christlike,
we will want others to have the same thing, and we will love everyone, even our
enemies. We won’t worry about tomorrow because tomorrow might never come. If we
understand what matters most in this world, we will have peace, joy and love in
our life.
I encourage you today, to put your heart and soul into what
matters most. God will take care of
everything else if we let go and let Him take care of the rest.
Prayer for the Day: Heavenly Father, I have
failed in the past by not understanding what matters most in this life. I need Your help to keep my focus on
You. I am a lowly sinner who is often
drawn away from You by things that don’t matter in this life. Help keep me on the path to You. Remind me that eternal life with You matters
most above everything else this life on earth has to offer.
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