Goals or Guarantees?

The thief does not come except to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it MORE abundantly. (John 10:10)

More abundantly than what . . . than who? Satan comes to destroy the plans God has for us. He comes disguised as good to take "better" and "best" that God has planned for us. He desires to kill the plans God has already established for His children with murderous deception. While the world offers great things . . . money, security, education, and careers, etc. no career, no education, no security, no amount of money can compare to the eternal rewards God offers to one who waits upon the Lord and strives to fulfill His plans for life. One must be in tune to God and His Word in order to carry out those plans however. We cannot be wrapped up in this world and its promises of life, liberty, and the pusuit of "worldly" happiness. While these promises sound nice and promising, HOLINESS is what He asks of us and what we should desire, not happiness. (1 Peter 1:16) Goals or Guarantees . . . What are we chasing?