The One Year Bible - Day 247

Must keep up, must keep up.... Today we consider what is really valuable in life. Ecclesiastes talks about a good reputation and we might all nod in agreement. Of course wisdom, honesty, character etc are the most important things in life but what do we really spend our time and effort on? If you're like me, a lot of time is spent trying to get more things. A newer car, a better job, more respect or influence. In reality, I do very little to encourage reputation, honesty and character. It might mean not spending time with certain people or in certain situations which we know can harm our integrity. It might mean giving things up that are preventing us from praying and reading the Bible. In might mean loads of things but this is certainly another area which is good in theory and very weak in practice.