WHAT ARE YOU INVESTING IN (PART 2) ?

Last week, we were able to establish that VALUE cannot be seen with the physical eyes, hence it is not same as acquiring all the gorgeously looking material things money can buy. This week we want to see another dimension to value. 

Jesus speaking told his disciples:

DO NOT gather and heap up and store for yourselves treasures on earth (seen realm) where moth and rust and worm consume and destroy, and where thieves break through and steal. BUT gather and heap up and store for yourselves treasures in heaven (unseen realm), where neither moth nor rust nor worm consume and destroy, and where THIEVES DO NOT BREAK THROUGH and steal. Matt. 6:19-20 (Amp).  

From the above permit me to say...

Real value CANNOT BE STOLEN. Which is pretty obvious because if it cannot be seen, how then can you steal it? 

IF WE ARE CHASING AFTER WHAT COULD BE STOLEN, IT IS VERY POSSIBLE WE ARE NOT YET CHASING WHAT IS VALUABLE. 

Does that mean, we can't acquire material things? No! It simply means we shouldn't place such cravings above TRUE value. 

Living in a material world could be very misleading; however achieving success and peace of mind comes from a mind set that is value driven. 

Think about this, material things cannot reproduce themselves. Can a car reproduce another car? Can a house reproduce itself? Now, you could argue and say, if both are used for business purposes then they can reproduce. Great! What if the car was stolen? What if the house was also stolen or a natural disaster occurs and the building colapses? 

But think about a mind that is resourceful (creating value for others), such an individual could buy as many cars and houses as he or she would please. Question: Can an individual's resourcefulness be stolen? Even when a man is physically challenged if his mind is working, I tell you he is UNSTOPPABLE! 

The question is, what exactly are we investing in? Things or value? 

Parents, give your children things that cannot be stolen from them. Give them values that can produce and reproduce anything they can ever desire.

What's most adult's biggest fear? Losing one's job...limited funds...retirement...etc.

An individual of value is never scared of the above, why? They can create value...hence they can never run out of job/funds. I'm not saying getting another job, I'm saying those who create value provide jobs. But how many people have taken time to invest in themselves enough to develop such mindsets? 

Remember VALUE is not THINGS. VALUE is not seen with the eyes (hence it cannot be stolen); VALUE is that priceless core of any system that keeps the system alive and functional.

It's time to shop for sustainable values.

Till when next you visit this blog, KEEP INCREASING YOUR VALUE!