Imagine that you sit down with someone you know who is at medical school and the conversation turns to the classes he is taking this semester. He shares that he is taking a really heavy load of 15 units and they are:

Writing skills for Science Students                   3 units
Navigating College Finances                       3 units
Understanding your University                    2 units       
Physical Education (Exercise)                  3 units
Communication and Presentation Skills        3 units
Human Anatomy                               1 unit

Would you not be tempted to point out that while they are taking a heavy load of classes all but one unit appears to be focused primarily on life at school rather than the profession for which they have chosen to pursue for the rest of their lives!

This morning, as part of a our discipleship discussions we talked about worship. The section of "Discipleship Essentials" we were using pointed out that worship was " the church's primary purpose because it is our eternal vocation." In other words, of all the things we do here on earth, worship is the only one that will continue to practice in eternity… I began to think about my limited  understanding of worship  and  how much I need to learn to prepare for eternity. Then it dawned on me that church life is a little like our imaginary student's classes above, we spent the vast majority of our time focused on the short and uncertain time we spend here on earth rather than developing that which we will use in eternity!