This is the day that the Lord has made- will you be glad and rejoice in it? Will you take the time to delight in the Lord, to rest in Him and renew yourself for the coming week?
So many things want your attention...there are worries of work, bills, politics and who is playing whom in football....it is easy to let your Sunday become consumed by what the "world" tells you to spend your Sunday on. Why not set aside some time to pray, to listen to uplifting Christian music (whether that be old fashioned hymns or praise music- what ever your preference is) and to rest in the Lord? The world wants to run you down, keep you busy, keep you distracted by the myriad of things in this life that don't really matter...(after all, the world will go on no matter who wins the election, if your football team loses there is always next week, and work will start again soon enough...)
What really matters in this life is relationships. Your relationship with God- eternity depends on the quality of that relationship. Your relationship with your family- God entrusted them to you to love and cherish. Your relationship with your friends- "for a true friend is closer than a brother." Your relationship with your community- those you interact with daily-it costs you nothing to give away many smiles but enriches the receiver greatly. And your relationship with the lost and seeking. Those relationships are what you are to focus on in this life, the rest just isn't that important in the eternal scheme of things.
So many things want your attention...there are worries of work, bills, politics and who is playing whom in football....it is easy to let your Sunday become consumed by what the "world" tells you to spend your Sunday on. Why not set aside some time to pray, to listen to uplifting Christian music (whether that be old fashioned hymns or praise music- what ever your preference is) and to rest in the Lord? The world wants to run you down, keep you busy, keep you distracted by the myriad of things in this life that don't really matter...(after all, the world will go on no matter who wins the election, if your football team loses there is always next week, and work will start again soon enough...)
What really matters in this life is relationships. Your relationship with God- eternity depends on the quality of that relationship. Your relationship with your family- God entrusted them to you to love and cherish. Your relationship with your friends- "for a true friend is closer than a brother." Your relationship with your community- those you interact with daily-it costs you nothing to give away many smiles but enriches the receiver greatly. And your relationship with the lost and seeking. Those relationships are what you are to focus on in this life, the rest just isn't that important in the eternal scheme of things.
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