If you could take one item from the universe of the Final Fantasy games and possess it in real life, what would it be? Would it be Zach’s iconic, larger-than-life Buster Sword? Or how about an epic ride like Cloud’s motorcycle Fenrir or perhaps a Golden Chocobo of your very own? My personal temptation would be to possess an epic head of hair the way most of the game’s protagonists do, as I sure wouldn’t mind having a head full of long, luxurious hair blowing in the breeze. The desire will be different for each of us, but the concept is still the same… no matter what we have, there will always be something else that we wish we had. 

The desire to improve our situation in life isn’t inherently wrong, and several times in the Bible we are specifically told to come to the Lord with all of our requests. But if we aren’t careful, our prayer life can quickly become a “shopping list” full of temporary items that we’re prioritizing over things of eternal significance. It is true that every good gift comes to us from the Father, but just as the items we receive in Final Fantasy are provided to help us advance the story, the gifts He supplies are meant to be used to complete our respective missions from Him. Once the game is over, the items themselves won’t matter… only what we did with them will. Let’s pray for what we need AND for the wisdom to know how He wants us to use it.

If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. Colossians 3:1-2

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:33-34

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