As I read Psalms 39: 1-7 a few things became clear to me.My time here on earth is short. Secondly a person's efforts to accumulate wealth are futile because the person who works for wealth may not get to enjoy it. In addition, the time he or she spends doing so could be better spent pursuing God. Lastly, I realized my hope is in God.
These insights are important to us today. When we focus our attention on the problems,pursuits and pleasures of this life, we will always get side-tracked from what really matters- knowing Jesus. When we focus on God, we will realize how frail and short life is and we will see that our hope is in God alone. For that reason we should pursue things of eternal value. That may include faithfully praying for unbelievers, sharing Christ with friends or helping those in need.
What is greatest pursuit? Money?Success? Power? a cool car? or a big house? As you evaluate your pursuits, remember these words, "Don't store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasures are, there the desires of your heart will also be." (Matthew 6:19-21)
Think back for a moment to when you were a child. What if your parents had never demonstrated how to use a fork and spoon. Then one day they placed you at a table with these utensils and said, "Eat!" You would have no idea how to use them to get food into your mouth. Consequently, you would have made a mess. Fortunately when it comes to loving others, God has given us the best example: Jesus Christ. He knew that the best way to teach us how to love was to show us how it is done and throughout the gospels, we can see Jesus' love in action. Of course the greatest display of Christ's love for us was when He took the punishment we deserved by dying on the cross.
Because of that tremendous sacrifice, we are obligated to love others. The scriptures state,"Owe nothing to anyone except for your obligation to love one another."(Romans 13:8). Since we will never match the depth of God for us, we will never be able to fully repay the debt of love we owe Him. That is why we have to keep giving out that same kind of love to others.
Perhaps you have grown up in a home where love was seldom expressed, or you have had a distorted view view of love and you feel you are incapable of truly loving others. Take heart, look to Jesus as your example. When Christ becomes the standard of your love, you will understand what the apostle Paul meant when he said that Christ 's love controls us.
As I read Psalms 39: 1-7 a few things became clear to me.My time here on earth is short. Secondly a person's efforts to accumulate wealth are futile because the person who works for wealth may not get to enjoy it. In addition, the time he or she spends doing so could be better spent pursuing God. Lastly, I realized my hope is in God. 
What is greatest pursuit? Money?Success? Power? a cool car? or a big house? As you evaluate your pursuits, remember these words, "Don't store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasures are, there the desires of your heart will also be." (Matthew 6:19-21)
