A Greater Cause

Every Little Thing

Every little thing I do

Is the serving of a greater cause

Whether it’s the fueling of a fruitless feud

Or furthering the work of God.

Now isn’t it odd

That it’s the big things we focus on

When we know the larger matters are founded

On the smaller stuff they’re built upon.

Do you really know where you need to go?

Do you see the smaller things in working harmony?

Do you perceive all of the parts that fit just right

and move together to form your life?

And just how much were you shown of

the greater plan you did not write? 

What is this that you would change?

And, by contrast, look at things that have passed:

See how the greater things become small

Compared to him who is Lord over them all,

Who knows the future as well as the past,

And all of the things that will truly last. 

With whom and what do you exchange?

It hurts to stretch, stretch, stretch

My soul

In places I don’t want to admit exist.

 I don’t want to acknowledge

The hole

That is still there

When I’m making money hand over fist,

or when I’m on top of the world
thinking I'm the one in control.
In essence,

when I have my way

I plan the day

and throw it away,

and then

I get up

and do it again

without thinking about my story’s end.

But it isn’t as far off as it would seem,

and I don’t have as much power as I would deem.
It's all pretend.

Every little thing I do

is the serving of a greater cause

whether it’s the fueling of a fruitless feud

or furthering the work of God.

Get a handle on your dreams,

make your priorities the ones that last.

no matter how busy life seems,

don’t forget the bigger picture

because you’re kind of in it.

You’ve been appointed an eternal life:

wake up, shake off the dust,

begin it.