Just a Blade of Grass

I Peter 1:24
For, "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of grass.  The grass withers, and the flower falls off."

I don't know why but I have clung to this notion of being "just a blade of grass."  I know it is a Biblical concept but really I don't know in what context I have found it.  This is how I use it: I am just a blade of grass, here today, but gone tomorrow.  This signifies that life is fleeting and I am not important in the grand scheme of things.  Elle, how could this be?  Well, I just came across this song that has been playing on Christian radio that sort of supports my idea.  It is by Casting Crowns titled "Only Jesus."

You see, I'm just not that important at the end of the day.  I am temporary.  I come.  I leave and there is every possibility that I don't leave a mark on this world at all.  That's okay because at the end of the day, I had something to live for.  At the end of the day, my life had a purpose.  This purpose is to glorify God and point to Him.  I am nothing.  This flesh that I am living in today will be gone tomorrow.  Does remembrance make you great?  When I am done with this world, I will go home.  I don't know why but instead of being upset that I'm not that important, it makes me feel better.  It's not about me.  This whole time it has been about God. 

In that same vein, I have meditating on Luke 9:23, "Then He said to them all: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me." I think admitting that I'm just not that important falls with denying myself.  I have made a choice and now I am following it to its conclusion.  I have chosen to be a disciple of Christ.  Believe it or not, this gives me my peace.  Every day I do the best I can with what I have.  There are some days that are better than others, but for the most part, God continues to bless me into the person that He wants me to be for His glory.  Praise the Lord.  Thank you, Jesus. 

Here are the lyrics to the song:

Make it count, leave a mark, build a name for yourself
Dream your dreams, chase your heart, above all else
Make a name the world remembers
But all an empty world can sell is empty dreams
I got lost in the light when it was up to me
To make a name the world remembers
But Jesus is the only name to remember

And I, I don’t want to leave a legacy
I don’t care if they remember me
Only Jesus
And I, I’ve only got one life to live
I’ll let every second point to Him
Only Jesus

All the kingdoms built, all the trophies won
Will crumble into dust when it’s said and done
'Cause all that really mattered
Did I live the truth to the ones I love?
Was my life the proof that there is only One
Whose name will last forever?

And I, I don’t want to leave a legacy
I don’t care if they remember me
Only Jesus
And I, I’ve only got one life to live
I’ll let every second point to Him
Only Jesus

Jesus is the only name
Jesus is the only name
Jesus is the only name to remember, oh
Jesus is the only name
Jesus is the only name
Jesus is the only name to remember

And I, I don’t want to leave a legacy
I don’t care if they remember me
Only Jesus
And I, I’ve only got one life to live
I’ll let every second point to Him
Only Jesus

I don’t want to leave a legacy
I don’t care if they remember me
Only Jesus