It’s important that we keep our lives filled with purpose. How many of you remember watching City Slickers? Ok, so it’s not a top cowboy movie – in fact, it’s not even a cowboy movie but there was some of the cowboy way of life in it and so we watched.
Mitch was having a mid-life crisis and this was his buddies’ way of helping him out. He was searching, for what he didn’t know, but Curly did. He was searching for “one thing” – what was that one thing – Curly told him that’swhat he had to figure out.
That’s the same thing Jesus told Martha when she got so busy with the things of “life” that she forgot to truly live. One thing is needful Jesus told her; her sister Mary had found that in listening to Jesus words instead of being busy with all the responsibilities of running a home.
The Apostle Paul said he found that “one thing”.
“I don’t mean that I am exactly what God wants me to be. I have not yet reached that goal. But I continue trying to reach it and make it mine. That’s what Christ Jesus wants me to do. It is the reason he made me his. 13 Brothers and sisters, I know that I still have a long way to go. But there is one thing I do: I forget what is in the past and try as hard as I can to reach the goal before me. 14 I keep running hard toward the finish line to get the prize that is mine because God has called me through Christ Jesus to life up there in heaven.” Philippians 3:12-14
King David found that “one thing”.
“Even if an army surrounds me, I will not be afraid. Even if people attack me in war, I will trust in the Lord. 4 I ask only one thing from the LORD. This is what I want most: Let me live in the LORD’S house all my life, enjoying the LORD’S beauty and spending time in his palace. 5 He will protect me when I am in danger. He will hide me in his tent. He will take me up to his place of safety.” Psalm 37:3-5
Finding your “one thing” you will find that your life has meaning and purpose and you will truly be blessed.
“What you should want most is God’s kingdom and doing what he wants you to do. Then he will give you all these other things you need.” Matthew 6:33