"Wanting nice things at my age is vain when I should be focused on eternity."
How it sounds in your head: You're in your eighties—shouldn't you be 'storing up treasures in heaven' instead of wanting the nice bedding, the quality shoes, the comfortable chair? That verse about not loving the world echoes every time you admire something beautiful. You feel shallow for caring about earthly comfort when death is approaching.
"Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy."
-- 1 Timothy 6:17Religion falsely separates 'spiritual' from 'physical,' teaching that desiring earthly good is carnal—ignoring that God Himself called creation 'very good' and promises abundant LIFE.
Decades of sermons positioned enjoying earthly things as opposite to spiritual maturity, and at your age, wanting physical comfort feels like failing the final test. Every funeral reminds you 'you can't take it with you,' breeding shame for present desires.
God made Solomon richer than all kings—gold, silver, ivory thrones, exotic animals, the finest of everything. God Himself GAVE this abundance and never condemned Solomon for enjoying the palace, the gardens, the beauty. The wealth was God's idea, not Solomon's greed.
I REFUSE the lie that enjoying physical comfort opposes spiritual maturity. IT IS WRITTEN that God gives us richly ALL things to ENJOY—not endure with guilt, but genuinely enjoy. I am still ALIVE, still His daughter, still worthy of comfort and beauty in these years. My Father didn't design soft things, beautiful things, comfortable things and then shame me for appreciating them. IT IS WRITTEN there is NO condemnation in Christ Jesus. I receive quality, comfort, and beauty as gifts from a generous Father who loves giving good gifts to His daughters. Enjoying His provision WITH THANKSGIVING glorifies Him.
Your Father isn't waiting for you to prove you're 'spiritual enough' by rejecting comfort. He's the Father who dressed the returning prodigal in the BEST robe—not the adequate robe, not the humble robe, the BEST—because He delights in lavishing good gifts on His children regardless of age or 'spiritual maturity.'