Help Us Not To Trifle

Michael E. Wood
October 31, 2010

Having begun this Lord's day around 4:30a.m., visiting two churches, spending the afternoon with an elder and his family from one of them, Dianna and I found ourselves exhausted and spent the evening watching Word Pictures from Cross T.V. featuring Mark Keilar. Having fallen asleep while in the midst of watching, I awoke to Mark quoting Charles Spurgeon using the word "trifling". This word is defined as spending ones time idly or ineffectively. And thus the following words came to mind.

O help us not to trifle
With this life You've given us,
But seek You and be pleasing
In those things which are a must!

O help us to redeem the time
By spending all we can
By the power of Your Spirit
In Your Word, lest sinking sand

Be the stuff we build upon
Which will not stand the test,
But wholly trust in Jesus Name
By Whom You've given rest.

O help us live unto the honor
Of Your highest calling
And pursue with all our strength,
Tis You which keeps from falling.

With thankful hearts You've given us
And all before You lay
In humbleness our very best
Until the final day

In which You'll show the metal
By which all on earth was done
As only faith more precious
Than all gold, with vict'ry won,

Will manifest Your glory
As our all to You we owe
With all our praise perfected
As then You we'll fully know!