What Really Matters
By Carri Pratt
This leads me to believe that there is at least one thing God has predestined for us to complete which will add value to His Kingdom.
I believe we each
feel a calling
upon our heart to reach
out and serve because we
love God and want to please Him.
However, we can definitely reach that point when the scales are tipped
in favor of doing for Him rather than spending time with Him. This
was the place I found myself not long ago.
God showed up in a powerful way during one of my quiet times
and I felt enormous conviction within my being.
The verse that jumped out before me was from the book of Haggai. “The Lord of Hosts says this: “Think
carefully about your ways… You expected much, but then it amounted to little …
Why? … “Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with
his own house.” Haggai 1:7-9 HSCB
I had been busy with my own house and my own agenda. I
was getting ahead of God! Here I was
feeling rather good about myself and my various service projects that I had
planned out. I had forgotten one very important ingredient, God’s blessing and
direction. I received confirmation of
this in the book of Psalms; “Wait for the Lord; be courageous and let
your heart be strong. Wait for the Lord.”
Psalm 27:14
In the book of Galatians we find tremendous wisdom for
making decisions about serving our Lord, “Therefore, as we have opportunity, we must
work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of
faith.” Galatians 6:10 HSCB My understanding was that God was saying, “I
will put opportunity in front of you.
Wait for it.” So rather than me
doing my own thing, God would put just the right opportunity in front of me. My part was to spend time with Him building
up His home within me. Praying about various opportunities presented, to see which are in His Will and which He wants
to bless.
I had a dream recently that I was standing before Christ
Jesus on the Day of Judgment and all I could say was, “I missed it! I missed what was truly important.” I can not tell you how completely helpless
and full of regret I felt at that moment.
It was horrible! Paul tells us in
his letter to the Philippians, “And I pray this; that your love will keep
on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment, so that you can
determine what really matters and can be pure and blameless in the day of
Christ…” Philippians 1:10 HSCB.
Godly wisdom and discernment only comes from spending time at His feet
in His word.
Challenge: Spend time
with God today and ask Him for discernment regarding His priorities for
you.
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