Nobody, Nothing, but God

He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks. For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
Romans 14:6-9 (NKJV)

Often in life, getting to the place of peace can be as simple as releasing ourselves to the natural routine of sleeping and waking. Of course, there is so much that goes into those two actions that most of us come to the conscious state of just releasing it all and letting the natural sequence have its way. So also we ought to live our life releasing all to God. Our whole being in life and death belongs to Him, so shouldn't we just live to woo, please, attract, impress, etc our Maker. He is the one that matter and His standards, values, mission, goals, desires, kingdom, etc ought to be the core drivers of our own life and pursuits. To pursue the standards, values and material tendencies of the world is to walk away from the path of peace and ultimate fulfillment.

Whether we live or die, we belong to Him. If so, what or who else matters? Nobody, Nothing, But God.

Be encouraged,

Afolabi