Our world is often very success oriented. We are told we must be
ambitious and fight for wealth, status, and recognition.
Desiring a pleasant life and the development of one's skills to their
maximum potential is all well and fine, but how much importance do we
place on our spiritual ambitions? Does a new house take precedence
than one's salvation? Are you more willing to buy a book or take a
course in personal improvement or financial success than gaining an
understanding of your Creator?
It is true that some individuals have no spiritual ambition at all,
seeking only to satisfy their flesh and ignoring the needs of the
spirit and threatening their very salvation.
In the Bible we are told there is a way that seems right to man, but
in the end, they are the ways of death. Flesh seeks to please the
needs of the flesh, while the spirit hungers for food for the soul.
Desiring to care for our earthly bodies and welfare is indeed noble,
but don't deprive your soul of its salvation in the process.