The souls of people are the only thing of real importance on this
earth, plus the Spirit of God who already infuses some and wants to infuse the
rest. So I will dedicate all I am to the worth of those souls, so that
they may be comforted, saved and renewed. All I do, all that I invest,
spend will be for those souls and the God who created and loves them.
Nothing else matters. Wealth, status, career - even the smallest of
luxuries or comfort for myself - it doesn’t matter, because when this
earthly life ends and there’s just heaven left before me, there will be
no college degree or cable television or sizable paychecks or skinny
jeans or anything but souls and God.
So for those I will work. In those I will place all worth and let
all else fade away, because all else really will fade away one day. I
will set my treasure in heaven where moths and rust will not destroy,
where thieves won’t steal (Matthew 6:19). I will invest everything in what matters,
what will last. And I know that includes nothing that is so
self-focused. God will take care of me - I don’t need to be concerned
with any sort of self-advancement (selfish ambition, if you will, to
pull a term from the Bible - Philippians 2:3 NKJV). I just really need to pour into those
around me and be totally and only consumed by God. He and His people
are my only aim. I won’t even put myself on the list, because He’s
taking care of me. All I want is all I need and this is Him. So here I
am at His service and at the service of the souls He created.
“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:33
Of course this kind of life is not possible in and of myself, but
rather by the power of the Holy Spirit of God who dwells inside of me.
Feel like I should’ve prefaced that with “disclaimer” haha
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