Never Seen a Hearse With a Trailor Hitch

It never ceases to amaze me when I look around the world that I live in how much "stuff" we have and how we seem to always crave more.

Cars, food, shoes, money, books, this, that, and the other! We are surrounded by "stuff."

Now, just to clarify, I am not saying that all our "stuff" is bad. Some of it we need to survive and function is our world, but when do our needs and wants become selfish and discontentment?

We have all heard the phrase, "The one with the most toys wins." However, we all know that isn't really true.

No matter how rich, popular, or well off you are, your toys cannot buy the things that bring meaning to life.

Think about it a minute.....

Love, laughter, peace, joy, hope; those things cannot be gained by toys and "stuff."

I believe the line of selfishness and discontentment is crossed when our "stuff" becomes more important than family, friends, people in general, and God.

I heard a song the other day that really highlighted this thought. It is a newer country song called "Trailer Hitch" by Kristian Bush. I was shocked to hear it on a secular radio station, but the song lyrics rang true:

"I don’t know why, know why
Everybody wanna die rich
Diamonds, Champagne,
Work your way down that list.
We try, everybody tries
Tries to fit into that ditch
You can’t take it with you when you go
Never seen a hearse with a trailer hitch
Never seen a hearse with a trailer hitch."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf-fXn8z1LA

 

This song echoes a verse that can be found in 1 Timothy 6:6:

 

"But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that."

 

We cannot "out-give" God. He blesses us with possessions, talents, and certain experiences so that we can bless others. At the end of our days, how we live will not be marked so much by what we have, but by what we gave away. Why not make the most of the time we have?