The Apostle Paul: “One thing I do…” Phil. 3:13
King David: “One thing have I desired of the LORD…” Ps. 27:4
Jesus: “Only one thing is necessary, and Mary chose it.” Luke 10:42
Lord Jesus, “clutter” is like zucchini and crabgrass. It keeps growing and multiplying. Once a treasure, now a dust-catching bother. Once an obsessive fear of missing out (FOMO), now a deep craving for quiet. Closets and schedules are one thing; but our hearts are an altogether different matter.
The older we get, the less heart-space we have. In our most Gospel-sane moments, none of us really craves “busy-ness” and “more-ness”—except more of you. So, help us de-clutter and re-center on you, Jesus. In a world of driven “Many’s,” we want to be focused “One-sies.”
Like Paul, living heavenward. Like David, craving your beauty. Like Mary, choosing communing with you, over doing for you.
Do a fresh work in our hearts, Jesus, one that will lead us to say with childlike wonder and singular joy, “I consider all things rubbish compared to the surpassing excellency of knowing Jesus” (Phil. 3:7-10). “Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth.” (Psalm 73:25)
May our schedules, choices, and attitudes demonstrate that our delight is in you, and our desire is for you. We will never regret loving you more, and other stuff less. So very Amen we pray, in your beautiful and loving name.