Stay Focused On The Essentials…

Do you ever have days where you just want to check out of society? Wish you were on a deserted island? Away from any social interactions with another human being? I certainly have. I experience them more and more the older I get. We live in a godless society. Everyone demands their own way. It’s frustrating to me to even want to participate. But then I’m reminded of the answer to this dilemma. We are not home yet. We were never meant to live in such a world. Since sin entered into it and corrupted its ways, we have to live here, but we are to promote the Gospel and make the best of our time here. We are not supposed to get comfortable here. Our comfort and rest will come when we arrive in a Heaven with our Lord Jesus. In the mean time, we are to continue to live with integrity. We are to constantly seek out God. We are to love people, regardless of how they treat us. And we are to not get caught up in worldly matters, for they will change. There’s nothing new under the sun; it’s all been done before, protests, riots, violence, changing of leaders, etc.... The only thing I settle on is the fact that this is all true. I continue to pursue God. And regardless how bad the world gets, I remember God is in control. Things may not be right on earth now, but someday, God will make it right, and assert His justice. That’s a guarantee. Until then, stay focused on the essentials. It’s the power God has given us to sustain us in this life.

13 “O our God, we thank You and praise Your glorious name! 14 But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to You? Everything we have has come from You, and we give You only what You first gave us! 15 We are here for only a moment, visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a passing shadow, gone so soon without a trace. 1 Chronicles 29:13-15