“Do not lay up for your­selves trea­sures on earth, where moth and rust destroy […] (Matthew 6:19)

Have you ever asked your­self the ques­tion, “Where am I going?” Many peo­ple spend their lives for jobs, mon­ey, career, trav­el or rela­tion­ships. Have you ever thought whether that’s every­thing life is about? We are sur­round­ed by many offers which claim to give ful­fill­ment to our lives. But what they can give us is only a tem­po­rary and nev­er a real, per­ma­nent aim in life. Only a per­ma­nent aim can ful­fill our deep long­ing for ever­last­ing joy and peace. The offers of this world are short-lived and they will pass away. There­fore we should look for the answer beyond this world, which means to look for God. God cre­at­ed us and knows what is best for us. Because He is eter­nal He can grant us per­ma­nent fulfillment.

Let’s see how Jesus puts it:

Do not store up for your­selves trea­sures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for your­selves trea­sures in heav­en, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your trea­sure is, there your heart will be also. (Gospel of Matthew 6:19–21)

Be aware that gath­er­ing tem­po­rary trea­sures binds your heart to them and very soon you will become a slave of your stud­ies, job, movies or the like. You spend your time and ener­gy on them and can’t think about any­thing else any­more. You have lost your free­dom. But if you strive for spir­i­tu­al trea­sures you will expe­ri­ence what real joy is. God will help you to under­stand the pur­pose of your life and what you should do.