“Saving the World”

In today’s culture, we place a high value on being busy and working hard. To be sure, the bible calls us to glorify the Lord through our work by pouring our hearts into everything we do (Col. 3:23-24; 1 Corinth. 15:58). But too often, this is taken too far. As we try to “save the world” for everyone else, we disregard our own spiritual well-being in the process. You can’t save the world.Ironically, even the savior of the world demonstrated to us that we can’t save the world. Jesus frequently went away from his work to seek God the Father in solitude and prayer. In following Jesus’ actions, we have permission to pursue the fine balance between pouring ourselves fully into good earthly endeavors and retreating into silence, rest, and solitude to reconnect with God.