We all have something that stands at the center of our life. Whether it be family, career, success, or comfort, there is inevitably something in our lives that is of ultimate importance to us.
And we have placed it at the center of our lives for a reason. Whether we think about it or not, we believe that whatever we center our lives around can meet the main need we have. However, we never revisit the thing that our lives revolve around and ask, “Can this fulfill me?”
The thing at the center of our life dictates our identity. For many of us, the idol of success and achievement has taken this center role in our lives. The desire for accomplishment is driven by the need to prove worth. However, as it’s been illustrated by many successful people throughout time, success always leaves you wanting more. There are needs we have that our accomplishments can’t meet. In 2 Kings 5, the story of Naaman shows us a man who has unsurmountable levels of military success, yet is helplessly reduced to be a leper. Seeing Naaman find that none of his success could heal him, but only God of Israel could, begs the question to us, “From where do I get my worth and value?”