Learning in the war time

I liked the point he made of living for things that don't matter. he states that we should not live to save lives. We could die to save lives but by no means should we live for it. He describes the person that does as a monomaniac or obsessed. I believe the point he is trying to make here is that everything we do should be to live toward the prospect of going to heaven. He states early on in the essay that all people live each day as moving towards heaven or hell. I believe he is stating that when people live for material things of this world they achieve nothing. The only things that they may achieve are lost as soon as they leave this earth. He quotes the scripture that states whatever you do, do it for the glory of God. He is pointing out the fact that living for God is the only thing that we should be doing. To die for you country is noble, but to live for your country is wrong. To spend your life commited to something that is not God is useless. Only god can make your life worth having. This really stood out to me because I realize I do this in my own life. I tend to make God the basic overseer that is there only to let me know when I;m doing something I know I shouldn't. I have that view and then I devote my life to my own agendas. I live for myself. After reading this it made me really consider what i need to do to live my life for God and not for myself.