These days we have such an incredible volume of information right at our fingertips, only a touchscreen away. Earlier tonight some friends at camp found a chipmunk. Within 20 minutes I knew everything there is to know about chipmunks. They need a 6x6 ft cage, eat fruits and nuts, teethe at 4 weeks, and it's illegal to keep them as pets. This just scratches the surface about my new chipmunk knowledge.
Today we know more song lyrics than ever. We can quote movies from start to finish (Will Ferrell especially). Our brains are full of A LOT of information. But is it useful information? Do we use our incredibly powerful brains for their best purpose? Sometimes I think that all this information is very distracting. So distracting that we forget to think about what's important, and what we should spend our time focusing on. Add that to a generation that claims to be lost without direction on 'what to do with their lives'.
I think it's self-fulfilling prophecy.
What if you took a step back to ask yourself what's the most important thing? Then take even more time to unpack the thoughts that follow the question. I think this question will evoke many different answers depending on who you are. Some answers might be very detailed, others more broad. Either way, think about where that most important thing will take you.
I worry about this question a lot. I worry that since we only have one chance on this rock, that I'll get to the end of my life and realize I had it all wrong. Maybe I worked too hard and didn't spend enough time enjoying life. Or I did the opposite and lived reckless and irresponsibly.
Lately I've learned something regarding this quandary.
My number one priority in life is to glorify and serve God. Whether that's in singing praises or working at an office, the goal doesn't change.
In Luke ch 10, a lawyer asks Jesus how to inherit eternal life. Jesus asks him what the book of the law says. The man's response which Jesus confirms, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself."
I think a lot of us will agree that this is a good passage. I think it needs to be more than a good passage. I hope this thought runs through my brain all day long. Regardless of what I'm doing I want to focus on loving the Lord with all my heart. Because He saved me and cleared my debt of which I couldn't come close to paying.
Loving God isn't going to save my soul and by no means am I good at it. But I think if we are truly affected by the Cross, it will greatly impact our lives. I want to be impacted.
Your one thing might be different, but you at least owe it to yourself to stop for a moment and define what it is.
