Ambition
We are all ambitious people!
There is a desire that drives us everyday to achieve something, to finish a project, get a degree, build a home, start a family, retire wealthy, buy a 4×4, help someone in need, volunteer at a children’s home, work in the church, become a missionary, devote ourselves to a religion.
That something is ambition and we all have it. In fact, when someone has no purpose, or is in a situation where they cannot realise their amibitions they often become depressed and demotivated.
What is ambition?
Ambition is the one things inside of us that drives us and motivates us to realise the thing that are important to us. In other words ambition leads us to a purpose – ambition directs our lives.
Success and treasure!
As your ambition directs your life, you will experience success, and every now and then you will experience a few failures too.
With success you will gain the rewards for your success. Your failures will give you opportunities to learn so that you can be more successful in the future and become more successful. Bringing more rewards your way. These rewards are so precious to us as individuals because they were gained by the fulfilling the dreams and ambitions we have. This is why Jesus says in Matthew 6:21 “For where you treasure is, there your heart will be also!”
You see, your heart is directly attached to anything that you feel is important. No one else needs to agree in the importance of something you value. If you feel it is valuable it will be close to your heart.
Your treasure is the fruit of your worship
Your treasure is the fruit of your hard work, your time, your passion, your belief, your ideals, your morals and everything that shaped your ambitions in the first place
Worship is a natural reaction that exists in every person – whether they know God or not. It is our natural reaction to whatever we hold most dear to our hearts
Paul Washer explains worship with this analogy: A man is so mesmerized by what he is looking at, that the moment you look at him – you stop looking at him and you start looking at what he’s looking at. Here is the video:
What are you searching for most in your life? Chances are that you are focused intently on it, you talk about it, you read about it, you talk to it, you can’t get enough of it. More importantly, you experience so much joy and happiness when are focused on it, using it, living it and loving it.
Please read Matthew 6: 19-24 and ask yourself these questions over the next week:
1) Is my treasure eternal or are my ambitions leading me towards treasures on earth?
2) Does your treasure offer everlasting joy? (Psalm 37:4)
