What Matters

 

For everything there is a season,

and a time for every matter

          under heaven.

          Ecclesiastes 3. 1

We cannot do everything today,

but we can do something.

God does not differentiate

     between small and big,

because nothing in His sight

         is ever insignificant.

What has God placed before us

   at the beginning of this day?

Above all, to seek Him,

worship Him through our work,

listen to His voice

   through prayer and His Word,

and serve Him.

What is the one thing?

Never an off-season or wrong time

      to be faithful

   and bless the Almighty.

How does that look in this day

   and in this work ahead of us?

To plant, to heal, to build up,

to be kind and gracious,

          and pray a lot.

Do we insist on our agenda 

                   or His?

God does not hand us

  a list of impersonal instructions.

God whispers, "Follow Me."

Not to check off a to-do list,

       but to be.

Not even just mindful of Him,

     but responding to Him.

O LORD,

Every matter before us today

          matters a lot

   in Your Kingdom.

Guide our thoughts and steps

         and attitudes

as we seek You today

   in all that is on our plate.

Order our day.

Order our way.

Order our loves.

And align our hearts

    in faithfully walking with You.

You set our course.

You bring forth incredible fruit

  in so many unexpected ways.