I awakened this morning thinking about the title of a sermon I once heard. The sermon title was something like, “Don’t let the ‘dailies get ya.” I recall it was talking about the daily activities in life that everyone does everyday. If not careful, they can control your life thereby causing you to miss the important things in life.
It is true that human nature is such that we often fall into a rut and stay there. I believe this is a tool, against humanity as a whole, to keep us focused on the necessary rather than the eternal things of life.
This is important for two reasons. The first reason is that life is based on a system of methods and order. For example, the rotation of the earth around the sun is so precise, that changes in seasons, amount of daylight hours, and time itself can be calculated with great precision.
There must be order in life in order for life to function without chaos.
Because of this, “the dailies,” must have a place of authority in each of our lives. For example, you cannot get up when you want to and show up at work at any time—maybe some can, but not the majority! You cannot ignore your normal body functions without creating troubling, even serious, problems.
There must be order.
The second reason this is important is the fact that all of humanity will live forever. We are eternal beings, designed by God to life without end. For all of time, the question was, is and will be, where will that eternity be spent? It will either be spent with God or without him.
This is where a close personal relationship with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit should become so important in a Christ followers life. The godhead is focused on your eternal life. This is what gives meaning to your physical, natural, life. It isn’t about how much you can accumulate, it is how close you can get to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
Jesus tells a story about eternity as selling the treasure you have accumulated here on earth, in order to have treasure in heaven. A wealthy young religious man once asked Jesus what he needed to do to gain eternal life. After speaking to him about temporary things—following the Ten Commandments—he told him to sell everything so that he would have treasure in heaven.
Most religious people miss the point of the story saying it clearly states that Christ followers are not supposed to have money and possessions; but that is not the point of the story at all. The Bible clearly states that the wealthy young man was holding on tight to his possessions, not willing to let them go. This is why Jesus told him to sell them.
The point is, do not abandon the necessary responsibilities of life, but neither allow them to rob you of the many opportunities to draw close to God. The good life is one where the necessary things of life are done with enough time to enjoy the presence of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit on a daily bases.
So, have fun today!