Much Ado About Nothing!
Well once again it seems that it has been forever since I posted something here. Life has a way of getting in the way of our plans doesn’t it! I was meditating the other day about all the things I have to do in the average week. It seems that everything and everyone takes the place of what I consider tho be of the most importance in my routine. However things are unavoidable for the most part. We are involved in taking care of elderly parents and siblings and this alone ties up a lot of our days. Add that to our personal responsibilities, and things I really want to do and feel I need to do, and there is not a lot of time left!
When we evaluate what we do in any given week it seems that we do so much that is of no value to the kingdom of God but is necessary to our lives and personal responsibility. I often wonder what the Lord has to think about all the “things” we do. It for us at least, seems that there is never any time for ourselves anymore either. Life and responsibility is constantly pulling us one way or another to the point that it seems that we are going in an endless cycle of repeated motions.
When I was thinking about all this the other day, I realized that some of it at least, was worthless to furthering the kingdom of God. This to me is my first responsibility and I never want to neglect it, or cut it short, doing other things. The reality of it all however is that we have to work to make a living and pay the bills. This is a fact of life. We have to “keep everything afloat” so to speak. I wish I had an answer as to what I need to do to improve the situation but so far I am still looking!
One way I try to keep it together, is that I spend time in God’s word in order to feed my soul with the good things, and to keep my heart right before Him. I spend my time in prayer as I should, and try not to make it just a bunch of words like “God bless me with this or that”. I try to express my appreciation to the Lord for all His goodness and love He shows toward me daily. I try to make my devotional time, a time or worship, where I attempt to give something of value back to my Lord. Hopefully in the midst of everything that goes on daily in my life, this may have a positive impact on my personal relationship with my Lord. It is a struggle but I am determined to keep myself where I need to be with Him, even in the midst of all I have to do. I trust Him that some way, somehow, if I keep doing that, He will step into the middle of it all and be there with and for me, as He always has. I try to show my love for Him and He in turn expresses His love for me in a million different ways.
Of course you know I just borrowed the phrase I used as the title of this devotional from Shakespeare. It seems to me that this says it all when it comes to the way many folks are living these days. We are spending all our time doing things that have no value to the kingdom of God and are as the title says, simply “Much ado about nothing”. I would encourage you to try to put a priority on those things that DO have heavenly value and to give the Lord the time you need to, in order to do things of lasting value and not simply those things that are much ado about nothing!
And always remember what Paul said to the Galatians in chapter 6:
9 And let us {not be weary in well doing}: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Blessings!
Bro. Tommy
