Many people are running after worldly, earthly success. Whether it is fame or fortune, love, fulfilled lusts and desires, satisfaction, security—all the things the mind and body are attracted to, we are in the race to “make it.”
God acknowledges this. He made many of these desires in our hearts and they can be disciplined for His good.
Disciplined desire.
He has promised to provide for our needs, and yet He allows suffering and hardship in each of our lives.
Where is the border between suffering and satisfaction?
Satan knows the appeal of success, and that may his first ploy in tearing the heart from truth.
If that doesn’t work (and it usually does) he may use a frontal attack.
Satan cannot win. He has already been defeated, so in light of that truth we can observe our daily lives with the perspective of the final outcome: eternal life.
It really isn’t about this life after all. It is about the next.
As I ponder the powers of this earth, the global monarchs of tech and wealth, I wonder if they see the fleetingness of this existence, especially compared to the one to come.
He that is faithful in little will be given much.
That is the goal of every Christ-follower.
Being faithful.
What much will be given will be in the life to come.
The life that exists for eternity.
Don’t mess up this one. Get your eternity settled before pursuing the lusts of this flesh here.
God may give you health and wealth, beauty and peace, success and love here on earth. He has given me all of that…
But it really isn’t about this life.
He is preparing us for His kingdom, for His service, for our new role as His own.
The prep is just beginning.