Reading this morning I came across Luke 18:29-30:
"I tell you the truth," Jesus said to them, "no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God will fail to receive many times as much in this age and, in the age to come, eternal life."
The thought came to me "What am I working towards?" This thought came to me because my focus has been on me. I want to build my savings so I can do certain things, I want to work my schedule so I have time to exercise and practice my sport, I want a beautiful wife by me so I can act on my lusts. I have put aside those things that mean something to the kingdom because I will need to give up a pursuit of mine and make time for them. Right now I am focused on me and my needs. I think about moving, will I be happier? Maybe I just need to go on a big trip and then I will be happier? These are all my thoughts. None for the kingdom and what I can do for it. You ever experience this? You ever feel or felt to be in the same boat as I am? What did you do? Did you recognize it and get out? Have you stayed in it and wondered why the pursuit of your happiness seems endless? Or shallow? What are you working toward? Eternity? Or.....?
