Can You Really Live Your
Best Life Now?
By: Wanda L. Ball
Minister and Author, Joel Osteen's book, "Your Best Life Now", has caused many people, including
Christians, to seek their best life here on earth. He says that "God wants to increase you
financially." And he actually preaches and believes that this is what God wants. I have to admit
that I read Osteen's book and was sold on this belief at first. We all want to be wealthy, financially
secure people and believe that God will bless us in order to reach this goal. If God has truly blessed
you to have wealth and you've achieved this wealth in a positive way, then bless you. But is money
the way to find true happiness? I believe God blesses those, so they can help others less
fortunate. Not all of us will be blessed in this manner, but God gives all of us gifts in order to help
one another, that may not have anything to do with money at all.
But the true question is if our best life is now or is our best life in the world to come in heaven? If
you are a non-believer your best life can absolutely be right now, because you have nothing else to
look forward to. And you may believe this is all there is. But as a Christian believer, you know this
life can't possibly be the best life, because God said we would suffer here on earth through sin, age,
sickness and eventually physical death. No matter how much money you may have, we all know we
can't take it with us when we die. And Matthew 6:19-21 says, "Do not store up for yourselves
treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store
up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do
not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
If you have ever met someone whose life is all about pursuing wealth and pleasure, it is obvious,
because that's all they talk about. Luke 6:45 says, "His heart is filled with the things of this life, and
out of the abundance of his heart, his mouth speaks." This person has no time for God because
he's too busy trying to live his best life now. For Mark 8:36 says, "For what will it profit a man if he
gains the whole world, and loses his soul?" But doesn't God want us to be comfortable and
financially secure? God never promised us health, wealth or success in this life. And the church
shouldn't fill our heads with this illusion. But if we only trust and believe in Him he will take care of
our needs (not necessarily our wants), spiritually and financially. Faith is the key. The "live your
best life now" theory is nothing more than the "positive thinking" theory repackaged. And if you
accept Jesus Christ as Savior, your "BEST LIFE" will be spent for an ETERNITY IN HEAVEN with him.
1 Min with Wanda
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