Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
Beloved, isn’t
it ironic that a person so blessed and so endowed with wealth despised the
wealth, sold it for peanuts and went in quest of poverty? Could this be akin to
what Esau did? Significantly, and this is quite instructive. A great many of
us; including me are no different from Ali Hafed. How often do we disdain real
wealth and throw it away completely for what glitters that is nowhere near
gold. I recall my early days in the jewelry business when I collected stock
from any aunt to sell. She had capital and could bring in large quantities of
real stuff – corals, pearls, gold and costume and quality costume and regular
everyday jewelry. I preferred to sell corals and pearls because I understood
and knew how tell the real from the fake. But when it came to gold and costume,
I was a rookie. So when my aunt gave me some earrings to string corals and
pearls earrings with, I returned them when I saw another set that had a greater
glitter. My aunt tried to prevail against my decision to return the gold in
favor of the glitter. I ignored her and insisted on the glitter.
Fortunately, I
kept some of the non glitters for myself, just four of them and till date, I am
ever grateful to God who led me that way as all the glitters have since faded.
Talk about knowing the worth of what you own. Well, I have learnt and I am
still learning that there is great wisdom in unearthing the blessings of God
for one’s life daily enriching one’s life with the word of God. This is because
the word of God will open your eyes of understanding to the hidden riches of
God in you so that you can skillfully by the help of the Holy Spirit mine your
true wealth.
