When college graduates land their first career-oriented job, they are encouraged to begin saving for retirement. The reason, of course, is that the sooner a person starts saving for retirement, the further the money goes. A small sacrifice early on compounds interest and yields a significant pay-out. Even significant contributions later in life cannot catch up to what is accumulated if a person begins saving for retirement at a young age.
If, then, this is a proven fact, why don’t more people start saving for retirement in their twenties? The answer is that it is a hard sell for a young person to sacrifice some of their income in the short-term in order to provide for themselves in the long-run. Why give up money that could be used for nice clothes, nice restaurants, nice cars, or nice furnishings? In order to experience the benefits of retirement later on, a person has to have a perspective that allows them to practice delayed gratification.
On Sunday, we will talk about our desperate need--and our struggle to--embrace delayed gratification. We will look at a passage in which the Apostle Paul urges us to keep the future in mind so that we do not miss out on the live that Jesus brings.
Dan
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