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.

Psalm 145--Great Is The LORD

Great Is the Lord

 A Song of Praise. Of David.

145 I will extol you, my God and King,

and bless your name forever and ever.

2  Every day I will bless you

and praise your name forever and ever.

3  Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,

and his greatness is unsearchable.

4  One generation shall commend your works to another,

and shall declare your mighty acts.

5  On the glorious splendor of your majesty,

and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.

6  They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds,

and I will declare your greatness.

7  They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness

and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

8  The Lord is gracious and merciful,

slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

9  The Lord is good to all,

and his mercy is over all that he has made.

10  All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord,

and all your saints shall bless you!

11  They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom

and tell of your power,

12  to make known to the children of man your mighty deeds,

and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.

13  Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

and your dominion endures throughout all generations.

[The Lord is faithful in all his words

and kind in all his works.]

14  The Lord upholds all who are falling

and raises up all who are bowed down.

15  The eyes of all look to you,

and you give them their food in due season.

16  You open your hand;

you satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17  The Lord is righteous in all his ways

and kind in all his works.

18  The Lord is near to all who call on him,

to all who call on him in truth.

19  He fulfills the desire of those who fear him;

he also hears their cry and saves them.

20  The Lord preserves all who love him,

but all the wicked he will destroy.

21  My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,

and let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.