Tom Paterson, in his book, Living The Life You Were Meant To Live, made a very interesting comment. God isnt interested in us just making a living as He is in us making a life. Well said! I believe a good question we can ask is are we so consumed with making a living that we have forgotten how to make a life!
In this world of me focus and striving to get ahead, maybe we need to take a deep breath, step back a little and get a larger perspective on life. At the end of our lives, I dont think it will really matter how much money you and I made or how successful we were. I think the questions we will be concerned about are did we love our God and others well? Did we make a difference in this world? It is not that success or money are a bad things, but Jesus was so right when he said that life was so much more than the things that we possess. At the end of our lives, I think it will be more important to know we were the kind of people that loved and served others well rather than what kind of car we drove, the house we lived in or how much money we made. Did we love with Gods love and did others see in us who Jesus really is.
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