A RETIREMENT INVESTMENT STRATEGY
In the evening Gina and I often enjoy walking around our neighborhood. It is good exercise, it is a companionable activity, and it gives us the opportunity to greet and meet our neighbors. Not long ago we met a neighbor on our block for the first time.
After we told her our names our neighbor immediately launched into a non-stop materialistic monologue. Over the next seven minutes we learned that she and her husband were retired; that they had upgraded to their current house; that they had recently purchased the expensive travel trailer we saw sitting in their driveway, but they had not used it; that they had spent a lot of money installing a new swimming pool in their back yard for their two little granddaughters to use, but the children had only used it once; that they paid a pricey pool service to keep it clean; that they had added onto their already large house; that she was refinishing all the cabinets in her kitchen; that she had purchased new furniture and was in the process of purchasing more; that she enjoyed shopping at a nearby mall; and on and on.
Jesus said “Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks” (Luke 6:45). In other words, if you want to know a person’s priority in life, listen to what they talk about. Everything our neighbor said revolved around shopping, purchasing, and owning. It took her just a few minutes to demonstrate one of the most materialistic mindsets I have ever encountered.
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Jesus warns us in Luke 12:15, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” When we retire, and are freed from the distractions of making a living, we are in a better position than ever to consider the importance of making a life. Retirement can be a marvelous opportunity to re-focus on spiritual matters, on service to God, and on faith friendships and family relationships. Or we can fill our days with shopping, buying, and collecting ever more possessions.
What is your life all about? Just between us, the longer I live the more I realize the emptiness of possessions and the more I want to invest in something that can outlive me. That means I need to take seriously the command of Jesus in Matthew 6:20-21 “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.” My neighbor chose to spend her retirement years on empty material pursuits. It would be far better to remain active in God’s service so that we can be investing in eternity!
Dan Williams