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Ecclesiastes 12:13 (New King James Version)

"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man’s all."

I love this, it's perfect. I guess deep down we all just want to know what the heck we're trying to do here. Everyday I'm realizing more than ever that the things in life I stress out about or think of as overly important, aren't so important at all. Deadlines, lunches, clothes and bags and money and pens and paper and cars and houses....

Jesus said it as straight as it comes: "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?"
(Mark 8:36)

So this is your all, your mandate, if you will: adore and fear God. Do what He tells you to do. This is the end of the line, nothing else really matters. Money comes and goes, trends and fads live and die and live and die and we are left with our relationship with Jesus and the people around us. Pursue the important stuff.