Thursday, September 24, 2009

What's It Worth?

"For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Matthew 16:26
What is your or my soul worth? A modern expression says it like this, "he sold his soul to the devil. Meaning, he lost all integrity, morals, and everything else that involves being a righteous person. Fame and fortune both have a degree of magnetic pull, whereby some have lost their eternity with the Lord.
The world's approach is summarized in this saying, He who dies with the most stuff wins. Stuff and more stuff is just that, it is only stuff. We all need some stuff to function in life, but not to the degree most have acquired. Many have found that de-accumulation of stuff is very freeing. But its not just stuff, its all that the world is offering to us, under the guise of achieving happiness and success.
The best way that I have found to sort through all of this is to, seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness daily, and to keep in mind that all the other stuff is just that, stuff!

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