stuck in my head

another song is circling the insides of my brains. I normally could take or leave Caedmon's Call (sorry Tim P.) but this song of theirs I really really like. The chorus always sticks with me a little while, and I heard it this morning, so that probably means I'll hum it all day. Very simple idea:

this world has nothing for me, and this world has everything
all that I could want and nothing that I need

and then I read My Utmost for this morning, and found an interesting parallel:

AM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER?
"None of us liveth to himself." Romans 14:7.

Has it ever dawned on you that you are responsible for other souls spiritually before God? For instance, if I allow any private deflection from God in my life, everyone about me suffers. We "sit together in heavenly places." "Whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it." When once you allow physical selfishness, mental slovenliness, moral obtuseness, spiritual density, everyone belonging to your crowd will suffer. "But," you say, "who is sufficient for these things if you erect a standard like that?" "Our sufficiency is of God," and of Him alone.

"Ye shall be My witnesses." How many of us are willing to spend every ounce of nervous energy, of mental, moral and spiritual energy we have for Jesus Christ? That is the meaning of a witness in God's sense of the word. It takes time, be patient with yourself. God has left us on the earth - what for? To be saved and sanctified? No, to be at it for Him. Am I willing to be broken bread and poured out wine for Him? To be spoilt for this age, for this life, to be spoilt from every standpoint but one - saving as I can disciple men and women to the Lord Jesus Christ. My life as a worker is the way I say "thank you" to God for His unspeakable salvation. Remember it is quite possible for any one of us to be flung out as reprobate silver - ". . . lest that by any means when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway."

I find myself praying today that I would be spoilt for this world, that nothing would be nearly as interesting or as important as being a witness for my Lord, not finding a house, or having kids and stopping work as I currently know it. I want this world to lay no claim to my heart or my affections. I'm tired of playing these game, buying into these values.