"I love $$money$$"

So I think I am an investor in the stock market yet I only own about $2000 worth of actual stock. I spend $9.95 to buy and sell per trade and I think I've spent more on those commissions than I've made through investing. My point is that even if I was a real investor and had $20,000 - $2,000,000 invested I would still be looking and wanting the same thing; financial security. As a business owner I will be lucky even to reach a net worth of $2,000,000 let alone have that much in liquid assets (stock, real estate, cash, savings).

There is this guy named Dave Ramsey who is a financial guru of sorts and a claimed follower of Jesus. You can find him weeknights on the Fox Business Network sharing his thoughts and ideologies to call in people throughout the country. His deal is legit, he teaches, no debt - no credit cards - start from nothing and use only cash. As much as I like his stuff I can't help but to think there is more to life than financial security.

We all work, we all strive, we all reach for our goals in life but I think true satisfaction lies in the present; otherwise we'll never reach it. Jesus taught us to strive for eternity, to look heavenward, and set our mind and thoughts to the afterlife. As much as I forget those simple teachings I am reminded of them every time I buy a share of stock and it drops by 10%. I realize how futile my bank account has become and how eternal the love of God is and will always be.

We may never learn in this life the simplicity of living for Jesus but I hope by the time I reach my deathbed I will have lived content and been satisfied.