Father, we are so close to wrapping things up for this school year. Transition can be difficult but it is necessary, regardless. May I make the most of it and may children, teachers, families and all the many school employees do the same. Draw us all to You, for truly you are our only hope. Amen.

Mark 10:13-16 (<<click to read the passage)

Sometimes I look back and wonder if I used my time wisely. I wonder did I place the proper amount of emphasis on things that were truly important and hopefully did not place a disproportionate amount of time on things that were less so.

I love my son dearly but, by no means, would I consider myself the perfect father. As Massey got into his Middle School years, I feel the Lord really got through to me concerning what was important and not important in our interactions.

As I’ve gotten “more seasoned” I have come to understand that so many of the things that stressed me out as a young father were, in the scheme of things, worthless. “What will others think? Oh, he’s embarrassing me! He’s old enough to know better!” So, so many times my heart and mind were more focused on myself than on helping him to grow and become a better person – the person that the Lord was molding him to be. I think that that is what the Lord did for me – He helped me to focus my perception on what was actually important in loving Massey into the man he has become

Jesus knew what was important. I love this paragraph from my Life Application Study Bible,

“Jesus was often criticized for spending too much time with the wrong people – children, tax collectors, and sinners. Some, including the disciples, thought Jesus should be spending more time with important leaders and the devout because this was the way to improve his position and avoid criticism. But Jesus didn’t need to improve his position. He was God, and he wanted to speak to those who needed him most.”

Lord Jesus, enable me to maintain my focus on the proper perspective in all aspects of where life finds me. May I see past what the world defines as important and see clearly what You see is truly important. May I listen and feel and love as only You can for You and You alone are at the core of what is genuinely imperative. Amen.

June 3rd, 2019, Mon, 5:04 pm