I am convinced we will never make enough money. I'll never be fully satisfied in where God takes my business. The feeling of being a "good mom" or a "good wife" will never last. When my hair is short- I'll want it long. When it's long- I'll want it short. I'll get my house all decorated like I like it and then I'll go to someone else's house and want their style instead of mine. Someone will always be younger, older, smarter, funnier, and more successful. •
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Last night our small group read through James 5:1-6 where James is warning us of "laying up treasure in our last days". He's talking specifically about money, but we store up treasure for our last days in so many other areas especially diet and exercise. We spend so much time, energy, thoughts, and money on these bodies. These bodies are such a gift and we should treat them as such! But we should never place our hope in results that come from diet or exercise. The results to our efforts will never deeply satisfy our thirst for significance or admiration. Our clothes will go out of style, our bodies will get old, our friends will get busy and forget to reach out, our husbands will let us down and vice versa, and our career will get boring. I feel like Debbie Downer. But the good news is, none of those things define us. Clothes, bodies, friends, career and family don't tell us if we are valuable, but He does. And He's the only one that truly matters. Trying to lay up some treasures in the things that truly matter.•
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Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. James 5:3