Psalm 127:1, “Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; Unless the Lord guards the city, the watchmen keep awake in vain.” One simple, but powerful word starts this verse. Unless. In everything we do, unless God is in it, it is in vain. Our decisions, our actions, our movements in our daily life, unless God is in them, they are in vain. We need to ask ourselves is this of God and for God’s glory and then go forward. The direction in our life must be God centered. There is a saying “measure twice, cut once”. A carpenter understands that taking the time to measure something twice can prevent a mistake when cutting the board. Once the board is cut wrong, it can’t be used for what it was meant to do. The cutting was in vain. This is how we sometimes go about our life. We didn’t stop and measure our actions to be sure it is what brings God glory. We didn’t take the time to seek His guidance first. A perfect example is what the Bible tells us about the tongue and our words. Proverbs 18:13 says, “He who gives an answer before he hears, it is folly and shame to him.” How many times have words come out of our mouth that we wish we could take back. Once out, the damage is done. The board is cut. Had we measured twice the words would have fit. They would have brought God glory. “Unless the Lord…” Let us measure our actions before we go forward.