Short-term or Long-Term Investments?
I live in an area of Georgia that is growing and changing daily. It isn't surprising to me to drive through an area from one week to the next and see buildings and construction that seems to appear overnight. New commercial properties and new homes represent growth and future investments in our world.
How many of us focus on our personal growth, personal investments and personal goals? Are we planning for retirement? Vacations? College educations? Do we focus on our health and make decisions based upon the mantra that "Life is Short, live it to the fullest!"?
Yes, the decisions we make today affect our future. But, are we focusing on short-term or long-term investments?
Short-term investments end when we die our physical death. Long-term investments impact our life after our physical death.
God's original plan was for us to live here on earth in total peace. in Genesis 1:1-28 we read how He created an earth that had no drama, pain, worry, depression, cancer, or hospitals. In His+ original plan, there was no drug or pornography addiction, no human trafficking and no death. He set it up where there was no fighting, no democrats vs republicans, no stress or high gas prices- just a beautiful, place where everything we needed or wanted was provided for us by Him. He created us for one purpose- to bring HIM pleasure and enjoyment.
Yet, here we are..struggling, fighting, arguing, worrying, stressing ....and walking around like we don't know our purpose.
Let's make an intentional shift today to get back to the original plan and focus on our long-term investments.
1- Let's aim to please God with every action, decision and thought.
2-Let's focus on reading and studying His word.
3-Let's recognize that our feelings of dispair, frustration, anxiety, worry, fear, doubt, etc., are because we are focused on things of this world (short-term investments) and not on things of God (Long-term investments)
4- Let's start asking God for wisdom and direction for everything and get seriously obedient to whatever He says.
5- Let's believe in the sacrifice of His son!
Revelation 21:1-5- (MSG)
"I saw Heaven and earth new-created. Gone the first Heaven, gone the first earth, gone the sea.
2 I saw Holy Jerusalem, new-created, descending resplendent out of Heaven, as ready for God as a bride for her husband.
3-5 I heard a voice thunder from the Throne: “Look! Look! God has moved into the neighborhood, making his home with men and women! They’re his people, he’s their God. He’ll wipe every tear from their eyes. Death is gone for good—tears gone, crying gone, pain gone—all the first order of things gone.” The Enthroned continued, “Look! I’m making everything new. Write it all down—each word dependable and accurate.
