While our family was out to eat this afternoon, my littlest says to me, “Dad, if I won the lottery, I would be so happy I would start crying.”
“Why,” I asked, “What would you want that for?”
“So I could have lots of money,” he replied.
“What would you spend it on?”
Without hesitation, he smiled and said, “Sundaes!” as he happily took a scoop of ice cream.
Ah, the simple life of a 5 year old. His idea of the perfect life would be plenty of sundaes. We laugh because we can think of a lot better things to spend money on than ice cream.
I wonder if God looks at us like that when we look for or find a sense of fulfillment in temporary, worldly things. We plan and work and sweat and dream and long for so many things that simply pale in comparison to the things He has prepared for us.
You and I can choose to live this life He’s given to us spending all of our talents and resources on ourselves and our own pursuits, and possibly enjoy some earthly benefits, or we can choose to pursue God’s will for our lives and spend all those things loving others and building His kingdom, and lay up treasures in heaven.
The rewards He has in store for us are so far beyond imagination or comprehension, that He says, “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” 1 Cor 2:9
Do you really want to settle for the temporary pleasures this world has to offer, when God has immeasurably better things prepared for you?
Think about your life. Your future. Your goals. What are you living for?