For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s. — Romans 14:8

Many years ago, I remember I was going to do some work on one of my vehicles, and I was following the steps that I had been given. As I read through the steps, most of them made pretty good sense. I had to perform one step before I would go on to perform another step.

As I continued on, I found myself growing frustrated with how the process was going. Soon, I found myself skimming the instructions to find steps that I could perhaps skip. I found a couple of things that I thought seemed very small and unimportant. So I left them out. I moved on to steps further down the list. That turned out to be a big mistake.

As I continued, I realized that skipping those steps made a significant difference. The work that I was doing on the vehicle was not going to turn out right. In fact, I was going to have to go back and fix all the mistakes I had made. I should have been more purposeful because the little things mattered.

We often face life from the same perspective. Sometimes, living for God can be more difficult than doing things our way. Maybe you have been in that situation and asked yourself the question, “does it really matter?”

Here in Romans, we are reminded that whether we live or die, we are Gods. We belong to Him. That means everything that we do matters! Every action, word, and deed should be done out of service to God, in a desire to live our lives for Him. Yes, it really does matter!

Jared Dyson

Another Well Ministries