God rewards in this life too.

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There is a question we must ask ourselves daily: Are we honoring God with the gifts He has entrusted to us?

For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his servants and delivered his goods to them. 15 To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his ability; and immediately he went on a far country. 16 The one who had received five talents went and traded with them and made five more talents. 17 Likewise the one who had received two talents also made two more. 18 But the one who had received one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money. 19 After a long time, the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 20 Then the one who had received five talents came and brought five more talents, saying, "Master, you delivered five talents to me; Here I have gained five more talents over them. 21 And his lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant! Thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter into the joy of thy lord. 22 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two more talents over them. 23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant! Thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter into the joy of thy lord. 24 But he that had received one talent came and said, Lord, I knew that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not scattered seed. 25 Therefore I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the ground: behold, thou art thine. 26 His lord answering said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. 27 Therefore, you should have given my money to the bankers, and when I came, I would have received what is mine with interest. 28 Therefore take the talent from him and give it to him who has ten talents. 29 For to him who has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. 30 And cast the worthless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 25:14-30

Just imagine that you are standing before the Lord and one of the best things we could ever hope to hear from His mouth is: "Well done, good and faithful servant." Just imagine a picture in this situation of how admirable it would be to be acknowledged in this way by the Lord Jesus Christ Himself.

This explains the importance of stopping for a moment and examining ourselves: Is my life a life that God would commend? To do so, let's examine ourselves in the following areas and find our own answer.

Are our thoughts, our minds, thinking about the Lord? No one has their thoughts focused on the Lord 100% of the time, but we do have the ability to direct our thoughts to the Lord when making a decision, or facing a specific circumstance, that is, to keep our thoughts focused on Jesus. If our thoughts are focused on the Lord Jesus, surely our desires will not be either. It is important to listen to the voice of the Lord, seek His ways, and walk in them. In this way, His will is fulfilled in our lives. How do we do this? Through the daily reading of His word, we nourish other thoughts and desires that are centered on Him.

As a consequence, our actions will be the result of our thoughts and desires focused on the Lord. In this way, if we want to walk in His ways and have His will fulfilled in our lives, it will practically be the result of all of the above. We can live a harmonious life according to our thoughts and desires focused on the Lord.

5 But whoever keeps His word, in him truly the love of God is perfected; by this we know that we are in Him.

1 John 2:5

Here we can also talk about the time we dedicate to the Lord. Again, we must not fall into the trap of thinking about the Lord 24/7, reading His word or working only on His work. Dedicating time to the Lord is part of all of the above: praying, reading His word, meditating on Him, keeping our thoughts focused on the Lord. Let all of this be part of our daily lives. Dedicate time to the Lord instead of things that have no value or that don't contribute to who we are as children of God.

God invites us to be stewards, managers of everything He has placed in our hands. Every day, every second, every decision we make contributes to our reward on this earth at every moment, and above all, contributes to our eternal reward. Let us be intelligent, let us think about the folly of living outside of God, let us live with the hope of hearing the Lord say, "Well done, good and faithful servant."