"Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven."
Proverbs 23:4-5
This is a good reminder that we need to listen to God and not trust in our own wisdom... because no matter how cool we think we are, compared to God we really understand very little. Wasting a large portion of our lives going after something that isn't going to be useful at all in the eternities... it's a mistake, and God tells us so.
It's similar to Isaiah 55:2 and 2 Nephi 9:51 which both tell us not to spend money and labor for things that are worthless and unsatisfying, but those messages might be easier to hear because we think... okay, yeah, I get that. Money is valuable so we shouldn't squander it... but there and here what God is really saying is don't waste time and resources and energy on things that don't matter... no matter how much we have, we should be focusing on the things that do matter and advancing our knowledge, especially of spiritual things, as well as improving and practicing good rather than only learning it. :)
Today, let's make sure we're thinking long-term as we make decisions about what we are going to work for and become in our lives. Let's invest in things that permanently matter, not in temporary payoffs. Let's work with God to understand where to focus, walking his path and trusting in God's wisdom rather than our own.
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven."
Proverbs 23:4-5
This is a good reminder that we need to listen to God and not trust in our own wisdom... because no matter how cool we think we are, compared to God we really understand very little. Wasting a large portion of our lives going after something that isn't going to be useful at all in the eternities... it's a mistake, and God tells us so.
It's similar to Isaiah 55:2 and 2 Nephi 9:51 which both tell us not to spend money and labor for things that are worthless and unsatisfying, but those messages might be easier to hear because we think... okay, yeah, I get that. Money is valuable so we shouldn't squander it... but there and here what God is really saying is don't waste time and resources and energy on things that don't matter... no matter how much we have, we should be focusing on the things that do matter and advancing our knowledge, especially of spiritual things, as well as improving and practicing good rather than only learning it. :)
Today, let's make sure we're thinking long-term as we make decisions about what we are going to work for and become in our lives. Let's invest in things that permanently matter, not in temporary payoffs. Let's work with God to understand where to focus, walking his path and trusting in God's wisdom rather than our own.
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