As individuals we look at things differently, and what means a great deal to one person may mean little to another. While this is natural, it is important that we each place at the top of our scale of values spiritual qualities, whose worth can never depreciate.
If we value material objects highly and rely on them for satisfaction, we are opening ourselves up to disappointment and frustration, since matter will eventually be found to be valueless. Christ Jesus brought out this point strongly in the Sermon on the Mount. He said: "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven . . .: for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Matt. 6:19-21; Do we really trust this? Or are we trying to use spiritual methods to produce material results—to make us live comfortably in matter?
If we are going to conquer the belief that monetary instability rules our lives, it is important that we face up to this question squarely. Through Christian Science we realize the necessity of progressively proving Spirit, God, to be All and matter nothing. Though we can be assured that our legitimate needs will always be cared for by our creator, our objective is to prove our inherent spirituality, not to gather material wealth.
