Glimpses of Truth

What Matters Most

Life at its best is not always what we thought it would be or even should be.  The good often became commonplace; that is, until some difficult time comes along.  Often it’s difficult trying to determine what really matters most.  Which road will really make us happy?  What is it in this very day that will bring satisfaction to my soul?  Getting to leave work a couple of hours early?  Completing the items on the 3 lists I find in my shirt pocket?  Making the meeting I have this evening on time and having successful results of that meeting, at least in the mind of most of those present? 

What am I looking for today?  I have already encountered some of the same old stuff which takes up my time, occupies my mind, and takes me away from being what I think makes me happy.  But wait a minute.  It’s that stuff I encounter each day which opens doors for me to be fruitful.  What matters most? 

Sometimes I get lost in the stuff and my Christian service gets put on the back shelf.  The fog gets so thick that I don’t even try to get from here to there.  The issues of life become more complicated by a society which makes life a guessing game, a life of “you choose.”  I’m convinced (at least some days) that believers in Christ have more to hold on to.  They have more to achieve.  I think that the apostle Paul believed it was very achievable to “present every mean complete in Christ.”  Colossians 1:28

Does that mean that we are growing and utilizing the blessing of God in such a way that all the stuff we encounter can be used to glorify God?  Can there really be maturity?  Can we really be Christ-like?  Is it tied to programs, plans, meeting, strategies, and activities to bring out the best in us?  Do these things (other stuff) bring about the spiritual development which we need?

It’s true that believers need to come together to learn, grow, and mature.  We need worship and fellowship.  But we also need Scripture and sharing that Scripture.  We need more than some more religious activities.  Don’t we need to know Christ and have the completeness of His life worked out in us?

But today I have issues--problems, pain, worry, regret, doubt, fear, disappointment–-why?  Why all this and more in the average day?  That’s why I need worship and fellowship and Scripture and sharing that Scripture every day of my life.  I’m responsible for me.  If I don’t follow through, then discipleship is not taking place, no matter how spiritually busy I may appear.  I need a balanced life from all the ingredients I’ve listed.  (I’ll list them again on the last line.)  Daily they help me stay focused, give me purpose and direction.  They bring to me joy, power, peace, and victory, even when the stuff of life invades my space.  They help me to understand what matters most:  Worship – Fellowship – Scripture – Sharing Scripture.