If I am only a pilgrim on this earth, then I must not place my ultimate hope in anything this earth can give. When we remember that our true home is with Christ, we are less likely to let the things of this earth capture our hearts in idolatrous ways. When we love something more than the Lord, that thing has become an idol. We begin to live for it, trust in it, and look to it for satisfaction, security, or identity. Oh, how easy it is to hold too tightly to earthly things. Before we know it we can find ourselves clinging to our jobs, our pleasures, our children, our relationships, our money, or countless other good gifts, rather than clinging to the Savior who bought us with His own blood. Remember, good gifts make poor gods.