For
many, wealth is everything. Entire lifetimes are spent in the pursuit and
accumulation of it. The belief is that wealth will bring happiness and satisfaction
in life. What they don’t stop to consider is that the promise of soul
satisfaction can only be fulfilled in Christ. Wealth cannot deliver what is
promised---it never has and never will. The only thing that wealth does for us
is to make us think we are self-sufficient. It causes us to believe that once
we get enough of it we will be able to live a life of ease and comfort. Wealth
is delusional. There is never enough to satisfy the soul. The quest for more
drives people to their graves. The emptiness of wealth causes people to either
squander away what they have, lose their desire to live, or become so caught up
into themselves that they are unbearable to live with. If you are not satisfied
with life and at peace with yourself when you are poor, you will never be
satisfied when you are rich.
The
problem is compounded when wealth is gained by lying. Deception never gets us
what we want. It always destroys. When we lie to others we lose their trust and
respect. We lose friendships we long for. We lose any chance we may have for a
relationship with God.
The only
soul satisfaction you will ever find is in a life changing encounter with
Christ. It is only when we confess our sins and put our life into His that we
will find peace, contentment, and a purpose for living.
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