The Things We Should Really Want

"As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life." (1 Timothy 6:17-19) 

Is it our goal to be rich? To have a great amount of material goods, and success? I believe that many people have that goal. And do we feel like failures if we don't accomplish this pursuit?

It seems that the Apostle Paul, in his words to Timothy, addresses the attitudes that rich people develop, when they reach this goal.
They become haughty (high minded) and they depend on their wealth for everything.

But riches are uncertain. What you have today, could be gone tomorrow, if life takes a turn for the worse.

It is better to enjoy what God provides for us. What He provides for us today, and in the future, cannot compare to what the world offers. It is truly, as Paul tells Timothy, "a good foundation for the future." And when we wrap ourselves in the riches of God, those spiritual blessings will help us to "take hold of that which is truly life."  GP

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