What Is Really Valuable?

Men, specifically, find many areas of their lives valuable, especially looking at things which are worldly. Their possessions are valuable to them, their marriages, their businesses, their status and much more than I can mention here. Yes, it is great to have values in this world, but are they the most important for us. But what is truly most valuable to you? Take a breather and think about this, meditate upon it. Let’s look at another verse which offers us perspective and points us to what should be most valuable to us. Here it is, from Philippians 3:7 – “I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done.” Our lives can be filled with things that end up meaning nothing. Sometimes things that have no value become important to us.

Let’s start by ridding ourselves of things that are actually cluttering our lives, drawing us away from the real most valuable thing of all; Christ in us and what He has done for us. Let’s start appreciating our Lord and Saviour and what He values as most important for us. Only then will we start seeing life differently. Our possessions, even our marriages [unless blessed by Him], and our businesses become second best and God first, which is how it should be. As I have stated in a previous post, my priorities are God first, family second and my business third, and the rest falls behind all these. What did Jesus do for us? He came and lived among us for thirty two years for one purpose only. To save us from our sinful lives, which leads to a spiritual death; and hell thereafter. Still, we have a choice. He does not twist our arms and force it upon us.

Jesus offered us a route to salvation through the cross on Calvary, a redemption gift for those who turn to Him and allow Him to become their King and Ruler. I did that in 1997 and my walk has been ever growing, even when I fell and He picked me up again as written in one of my previous posts. What is really valuable in your life right now? Only you can make that decision, whether it is God or the world. Remember only this though. God is eternal and this world is a material thing that will end one day. We have been offered a new life today which will take us into an eternal life with Him which never ends. Oh, and don’t forget that hell is eternal as well, which leads to an everlasting life of pain, suffering and gnashing of teeth. The choice is yours to make. You decide! Enjoy…