When we talk about vanity, it is
not merely the “I am beautiful, look at me” type of mentality. It certainly does include that, but it is
much larger than that. Vanity has to do
with all the earthly, temporary, temporal things. We spend so much time every day, focusing on
temporal things. We go to school so we
can have a good job so we can buy nice things so we can keep ourselves occupied
with things temporal. We push our kids
to work hard in school so they can get good jobs so they can buy nice things,
etc. etc. etc.
I challenge
you to keep detailed track of how you spend your time. Time sleeping, working, driving, time on
entertainment, time on chit-chat. Keep
detailed track of how you spend your money: food, clothes, instant
entertainment, cars, house, toys.
Now give
consideration how much time is spent in church, in prayer, and helping others. I am afraid to say that if we are honest, we
will (or should be) ashamed.
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