When I ask, "What's the harm in doing this?" Also ask, "Will it bless my soul?" "Will it bring honor to the Lord?"So often the things we do are of no negative value in that they are not wrong in and of themselves. But are they really profitable? What is the value of it in light of eternity? Could my time be more wisely spent? These are searching questions for my soul.
I have a lot on my plate, so to speak, as many do. And I mean things I have to do - my responsibilities and obligations. But I'm always searching for time to do something for myself. How selfish. I often think of what life would be like if I lived totally and only in light of eternity. One of my most favorite quotes is by Jim Elliot (and quoted from someone else) who died in Ecuador at the hands of the men and women to whom he went to tell the gospel.
"He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to keep that which cannot lose."
That about sums up a life lived totally for the Lord Jesus.
See: Jim Elliot
