Why do we get so stressed out in today’s society? Why do our bodies, our emotions, our schedules, our budgets get overloaded. The answer is because we try to do too much. And why do we try to do too much? Because we forget what matters most. Instead of focusing on the few things in life that matter most, the things that really count, that really make a difference, we try to do everything and we get overloaded.
Today, we want to remember what matters most. NLT Psalm 39:4 LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered, and that my life is fleeing away. We all know that our lives are not going to last forever, but we need to be reminded of it. Why? In order to make the most of our lives. NLT Psalm 90:12 Teach us to make the most of our time. We need God’s help to teach us what matters most. We need God to show what we should be doing in our lives.
Our time here on earth is but a blink of the eye in comparison with the endlessness of eternity. When I was a child, I memorized a short poem which went like this, “Only one life, will soon be past, only what’s done for Christ will last.” When we really think about it, we want our lives to count for something, we want our lives and what we do to have an impact that will outlive us. We want our lives to have an impact that will last for eternity. In order for that to happen, we need to make the most of our time by focusing on the right priorities.
To hear more about this topic, listen to my September 25, 2005 message entitled Focusing On Right Priorities