Generally I am a very practical person. Most times I do not purchase things that I do not need. However, sometimes a shiny new object captures my attention and I just have to have it. While it brings a temporary joy, it doesn’t endure nor satisfy.
I am old enough now that I have seen what happens to one’s possessions at the end of a lifetime. Obviously you can’t take your worldly goods with you when you die. Some people arrange to have their properties distributed to descendants or charities. But often these possessions are simply discarded, even though the owner had worked hard for them and treasured them. This is all very sad to me and seems to be such a waste.
In His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus warned us of this dilemma. In Matthew 6:19-21 He says, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. ”
The problem is that we misjudge temporal things as having great value. God says that heavenly things have the greatest worth. A godly character and and righteous living are the things that will have everlasting worth and benefit.
Reluctant Retiree 