Thoughts from a Random Mind 

 

“Some people are impossible to please. As soon as they get what they thought they wanted they always want more.”

            THAT came off the side of a Monster Zero Ultra Energy Drink can. Interesting. It looks like they know people pretty well or at least their clientele. They are describing a large grouping of society. So many people seem to know exactly what they want only to be disappointed or quickly bored with it after they get it. Is it truly much different than a child who bores easily with a new toy they just HAD to have? Even a dog will walk away from a new toy after a few days or weeks, either because they got a new toy or that first toy doesn’t “do it” for them anymore. Have you ever thought of it that way? I have. Many people tend to be like spoiled brats. They accumulate “stuff” only to eventually have it collect dust in a back room out of the way in their home. Now don’t misunderstand me. There’s nothing intrinsically wrong with “stuff” unless getting and having it is more important than anything else in your life. You will NEVER find lasting contentment or satisfaction in the accumulation of “stuff”. It’s simply NOT going to happen. 

            Some folks like to collect things. My thing was collecting comix & ball cards. I had a little over 1400 comix. They were in plastic with cardboard backing. They were stored in eight long boxes designed to hold comic books. I had plastic separators in between titles. And yes, it was all alphabetized. My ball card collection was quite expansive. Baseball, football, basketball, hockey. Special sets. Factory sets. Rookie cards in special Lucite holders. I went all out. There was nothing I enjoyed better than to buy a box of cards, open each pack and collate the cards. I suppose it was kind of a racket in that you had to buy scads of boxes and maybe NEVER get a truly special card that was worth something. But I just liked collecting for the fun of it. When I was asked to leave my Texas home by my then wife, I didn’t have time or the room to take my collections. So they were left behind. Now I look back and while I don’t regret the money or time spent on collecting those things, I also don’t miss any of it at all. I happen to have the following philosophy regarding my life: it’s full of chapters. One chapter ends and another begins. That chapter in Texas closed rather abruptly, but a new chapter was just beginning. That which was left behind becomes part of my history, nothing more. Perhaps a clinical way to look at life, but it seems to work for me.

            So why did I tell you all that. For one simple reason. God supersedes everything else in your life or at least He should. Collecting is fun, but it could fall into the category of “here today, gone tomorrow” and that’s okay. Try not to mourn over your losses. Reflect on what you’ve experienced in your life perhaps, but never mourn the loss of it. It’s stuff and stuff can’t be taken with you when you go. Do something that is much more rewarding. Reflect on the goodness of God. If you want to start a collection, have at it, but try not to let it consume you. Make God your main reason for living. Only GOD can save a man’s soul. Until next time, walk with the King & be a blessing.

In His Name & for His Glory,

RL Keller

Bread of Life Ministries