We live in a very
materialistic world. We measure life in
terms of things we have or want to have.
We spend most of our lives pursuing things that will all turn to dust
someday. We measure our worth in terms
of things. We deem those who have more
than we do successes and those who have less failures. We become slaves to materialism and it often
blinds us to the fact that real life is spiritual in nature.
Long after our
“stuff” is gone, we continue to exist.
God gives everyone a soul that lives on eternally. We prepare for the continuation of life after
death by how we live life. When we
attach ourselves to that which we can see, we damage our souls. We cannot be devoted to the things of earth
or this life at the expense of our souls and expect to see God someday. God will not take a second seat in our
lives. If He is not first in our
affections, He can have no fellowship with us.
God commands us to
love Him with all of our heart, mind and soul.
We cannot do that by treating our souls lightly. We must understand that taking care of our
relationship with God must always be our number one priority in life. In reality, nothing else matters. We determine whether we will have a
God-filled eternity or a godless eternity by the way we live and what we live
for. You can’t have it both ways. You cannot attach yourself to the things of
earth and God at the same time. A divided
loyalty is no loyalty to God at all.
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