What is your highest ambition? For some people, it is a conquest like climbing Mount Everest. Some seek fame like their face on the cover of a magazine. Others desire wealth in order to buy whatever they want. Some people just want control, like becoming the CEO of a major company.
All of these goals are worthy objectives if your focus is getting all you can from this life with no regard for eternity. They do, however, require singular and consuming attention to the goal. Little room is left for pursuing satisfying interpersonal relationships, self actualization, or enjoying the beauties of life. These pursuits also put aside spiritual sensitivities and seeking God.
Will these highest ambitions be worth it in the end? God, in the Bible, clearly says that we miss the whole purpose of the lives God gave us in the pursuits of this world. He created us to enjoy fellowship with Him and to fulfill the purposes He designed for us. We can’t return His love by pursuing worldly ambitions. I John 2:15 says, “Do not love the world nor things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” Be careful where you place your affections.
Reluctant Retiree 