Wednesday; August 17
How do we keep score in life? Is our success measured by how many “things” we accrue before we die? Do we determine our value by the position we occupy when we retire or die (whichever comes first)? Is life’s final score measured by how much money or status we have gained? While a lot of people live this way, unfortunately too many of them die without winning. They never get all they want out of life, therefore they leave this world still missing out on true contentment. Yet, what would happen if we reevaluated our measure for success? What if, rather than material or social goals, we focused on attaining the truly good life? The wise man of the Old Testament observed, “How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.” (Proverbs 16:16). Sure, it can be fun to gain things, but when that isn’t our absolute goal we are able to find joy more easily. Where is our focus? What have we set as our “true north”? When we set out to g