WHAT REALLY COUNTS

All my life I have wanted to be an expert at something.

Almost anything.  But I never made it.

After a long life (A few months shy of four score years.)

I realized that no mortals are experts at anything.

Some are only better guessers than others.

The only true expert at anything is God himself.

I was not endowed with a lot of strength.

Just sufficient for my task.  The gym might

have been a help.  But that just looks like paying

out good money to work up a sweat, and does

not put any bread on the table.

Riches are fickle and fleeting.

If you watch the news over a period of time

you will notice that riches do not satisfy, 

at least for very long.

So what does count????

God said,

"The wise should not boast of their wisdom,

nor the strong of their strength,

nor the rich of their wealth.

If any want to boast, 

they should boast that they know and understand me,

because my love is constant,

and I do what is just and right.

These are the things that please me."

(Jeremiah 9:23,24 TEV)

Consequently,

with God's help I want to spend the remainder of

my days becoming better acquainted with God.

That is what really counts.