You do not have the right idea about what is most important to you.

"You do not have the right idea about what is most important to

you. How often you lose your peace! That’s right, you keep giving

away the peace of your soul for nothing, and then when you want

to stand before the Lord you do not have the right inner

expression. Sometimes, you also lend your heart and mind to

dubious activities: what good does that do you? But there is a

hierarchy of values in nature, and from now on you must

distinguish what is essential from what is unimportant. This is

how you will come into possession of your true riches.

In the Gospels we are shown that Jesus possessed this knowledge.

Having fasted for forty days in the desert, he was tempted by the

devil. ‘You are hungry’, Satan said to him. ‘Why do you not

change these stones into bread?… Throw yourself down from the top

of the temple; God will send angels to protect you… See all these

kingdoms: if you bow down before me, I will give them to you…’

But Jesus rejected the devil’s proposals, proving to him that

material advantages were of no interest to him compared to

spiritual possessions."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov