Lil Thoughts: What you do, will it count in the end?

Hey you guys! I wanted to share something that was on my heart for all of us! Hope all yalls Thanksgiving break was great! As the new quarter begins, we can all have different attitudes going in. Maybe some of us rather sleep, some might be stressed or worried already about achieving that certain grade. We all have motives starting this winter quarter. Whether they are positive or negative. We might think were going to use people to get by, cheat or try are hardest. We all live busy lives and sometimes the first thing to go is God and our intimate relationship with him. No matter what grade you make or how many times your on the Presidents list, all these things will not matter one day. Although, these are great achievements. I came upon this verse today that I wanted to share with you all. It is 1 Corinthians 3:12-15 If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, 13 their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. 14 If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. 15 If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through all will die one day and stand before Our Lord and Savior. Depending on what we did on earth with a sincere heart will depend on if it will last through the fire. God knows our ultimate desires and motives and nothing will be hidden on that day. If on earth we were too worried about school and appearance and didnt have a sincere heart than we will have nothing to give God in glorifying him. All we will receive is eternal life, barely! It says like escaping through the flames. How awful would it be, if we thought we had done a lot for the kingdom of God, but our heart wasnt right in doing so. God knows all. Lets check our motives! I had to! Sometimes I get caught up in appearance. List the main ways you expend your energy during a typical week. For example mine was Facebook, daily journal, bible reading, farting around, shopping, workingout, school work, church, hanging out with friends, and so on. Now go back and circle your activities that will stand the test of the fire. Cross out the activities you think will burn up. Well lets just say alot of mine would of been burned. I get so caught up in things that wont last and my focus isnt fully on God all the time. I have found that I waste alot of time and theres not enough hours in the day so I needed something to help me manage my time better. God revealed these verses with me today. My prayer is that this will help all of us as much as it did for me. It helps us to remember that this life on earth is short and the world is filled with fleeting things that distract us from Gods vision. I hope that we can all regain our focus this quarter and that we all have one motive. That motive when working should be Colo 3:23 Whatever you do work at it with all your heart as working for the Lord, not for human masters. I am giving up more time on Facebook, and bad spending habits. What will you give up for God, weed out of your life so that the things you do for God will endure the fire? I love yall, and I hope this will help yall out this beginning of the quarter!! =]