What does gold mean to you? How important is gold to you? Throughout history, gold has been a desired possession. Kingdoms have flaunted themselves using their gold furnishings and funding. The rich became poor just to seek out gold during the great Gold Rush of 1849.1 Today precious metal is a heavily advertised investment.
What is your gold? What is the gold you wish for to such an extent that you dream of it when you sleep, worry if you can't obtain it, or strategize about it during your daily life? What is the picture on your mind when you go to sleep and wake up?
"Cause everybody in the back room's
Spinning up
Don't remember what you're asking for
And everybody's in the front room's
Tripping out
You left your bottle at the door"2
Whatever your gold is to you, here are a few questions to ask yourself as a guide to determine your gold's true value:
1. Is it true? Does it honor the sanctity of the Creator and humanity?
2. Is it worth your distraction? Time is a sacred gift and time should be used to honor to Creator and humanity.
3. Is it right in God's judgment? Does your gold compare with Holy Scripture?
4. Is it pure? Will it cause harm to anyone resulting in harming your conscience because it robbed the wellbeing of another?
5. Is it necessary? Does your survival depend on obtaining this gold or will it destroy your conscience?
6. Is it respected by yourself and others?
7. Is it beautiful? Will it always be beautiful to you or will you grow tired of it in time?
At this point in my life, I have found my Gold in my Lord Jesus.
1. https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/gold-rush-of-1849
2. Lyrics.com, STANDS4 LLC, 2022. "Glitter & Gold Lyrics." Accessed January 5, 2022. https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/34282641/Barns+Courtney.
