What is Really Important in Life?

"Be on your guard against all kinds of greed,"(Luke 12:15). Jesus identifies a problem that all of us can be tempted by something called GREED.

What is greed all about:

a) Greed is a disease. It makes us “unclean”. It makes us behave like the godless and wicked of this world do. Greed is idolatry.
b) Greed makes us block God out of our lives. It makes us focus on the power of money rather than the faithfulness of God.

Most people the main priority in life is to attain enough money to live the good life. As St Paul says, “Let your thoughts be on heavenly things, not on the things that are on the earth” and Jesus urges us not to store up treasures on earth but to make ourselves rich in the sight of God. A generous heart is a treasure. To have a generous heart is to be rich in the sight of God. 

This weekend Gospel passage forces us to make a decision about what kind of life do we want? Do we want a life dependent on things of this world or do we want a life with no guarantee of any of the world’s materials but close to God or to be in communion with God? 

Ask yourselves, “What is really important in life?” Just make a very simple decision “Are you going to live a life for yourself or are toward God?