Comfortable and Meaningless Life

Do you ever think about how comfortable your life is? We are extremely comfortable people! One of my biggest fears is that I become entitled to the things I have, and leveraging my power to get more. So much of my thoughts revolve around my vision, my job, my school, my food, etc... We do a fabulous job at positioning ourselves to be comfortable. Reading Ecclesiastes with beautiful Lauren the last week has once again blown me up in the truth that the rich, smart, powerful wall street banker faces the same ending as the guy who sleeps on the bench under the freeway every night. I don't believe it's mandatory to give all of my stuff away and go sleep under a freeway (though it could be necessary), I just think it's a shame how often comfort controls me and not the other way around. It is not an easy call to be a faithful steward. This idea is a great place for my heart to simmer for a while. Thank God for steadfast saints of faith who understand their "stuff" is temporary and they themselves are mortal. How freeing the idea of sacrificing comfort now in exchange for eternity with the Comforter.