Does It Really Matter?!

This world often encourages us to put our own prosperity above God's House.

Think about it...

Those who are Christian's at some point made a commitment to Christ.  

We all were on fire at this time in our lives....

Reading the Bible daily, going to bible studies, getting involved in the church.

Nothing was more important than Jesus.

Slowly our lives began to take over.

Our jobs, bills that needed to be paid, family that needed to be taken care of, sleep!!

Slowly we stopped putting God first and our lives began to fall deeper into a slump.

Here is the part that makes it worse...

We began to justify it and make excuses!!

So all these worldly things became more important.

That's when everything seems to fall apart.  

Our mentality at work goes from positive to negative thoughts every single hour each day.

Our actions and words that were once kind towards family become aggressive and impatient.

Driving to work, we get cut off or bullied.

Relationships start to have more tension.

Our God is an understanding God.

But these things are happening because He is causing them too.  He is making it known that HE is in control and that our priorities aren't right.

Just like in the book of Haggai:

"You hoped for rich harvests, but they were poor.  And when you brought your harvest home, I blew it away.  Why?  Because my house lies in ruins, says the Lord of Heaven's Armies, while all of you are busy building your own fine houses." Haggai 1:9

In the new testament in the book of John, it is reiterated:

"Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.  For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval." John 6:27

Below are questions that will give you a reality check:

How are you spending your time?

How are your spending your money, which indeed is God's money?

What do you think about most?

"If God is for us, then who can be against us?" - Romans 8:13

What matters in your life today?

Do you work against God and lose your spiritual light to your path?

Or is it your goal to put Him first always and receive His many blessings and promises?

Remember what truly matters.

When life gets tough, we must remember that He has never left us.  He is always here to help us carry the crosses we bear.  

HE matters.

Every day.

Amen.