Should a man see only popularity, he becomes a mirror, reflecting whatever needs to be reflected to gain acceptance. He is everyone and no one.

Should a man see only power, he becomes a wolf — prowling, hunting and stalking the elusive game. Recognition is his prey and people are his prizes. His quest is endless. As a result, he who sees only power is degraded to an animal, an insatiable scavenger, controlled not by a will from within, but by luring from without.

Should a man see only pleasure, he becomes a carnival thrill-seeker, alive only in bright lights, wild rides, and titillating entertainment. With lustful fever he races from ride to ride, satisfying his insatiable passion for sensations only long enough to look for another.

Seeker of popularity, power, and pleasure. The end result is the same: painful unfulfillment.

Only in seeking his Maker does a man truly become man. For in seeing his Creator man catches a glimpse of what he was intended to be. He who would see his God would then see the reason for death and the purpose of time. Destiny? Tomorrow? Truth? All are questions within the reach of the man who knows his source.

-Max Lucado

This World Is Not My Home

In 2 Corinthians 5:1-5, we are told that if our earthly tent is destroyed, we have a heavenly home. While we are here, we groan because we long to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling. This world is not our home. We are burdened on this earth because this world is not our home. We suffer, endure hardships, go through difficulties because this is not our home. Our eternal home is in heaven. If we are comfortable and content with living on this earth, there is something wrong! We shouldn't be comfortable here, we shouldn't be satisfied with this life. Verse 6 in 2 Corinthians 5 says that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. We cannot feel at home here and still be near to God. Having this knowledge encourages me to fix my eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen, for what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal (2 Corinthians 4:18). This world is not my home. The things here are temporary and will no longer matter when I make it to my eternal heavenly home. And God did not create us for time; he created us for eternity (Experiencing God). We can't just focus on the here and now. Matthew 6:19-21 tells us to avoid storing up treasures of the world and start storing up treasures in heaven where moth and rust do not destroy. This world is not our home. Once we die, the things of this world will no longer matter. What will matter is how we lived our life; how we lived out our faith, how we shared God's love, how we served God, how we loved God, how devoted we were to Christ, how much we trusted God, how well we followed God, how well we committed to surrendering daily to God and His will.

This world is not our home. Focus on what is unseen. Store up on eternal treasures.