"Don't hoard treasure down here where it gets eaten 

by moths and corroded by rust or—worse!

—stolen by burglars. 

Stockpile treasure in heaven, 

where it's safe from moth and rust and burglars. 

It's obvious, isn't it? 

The place where your treasure is, 

is the place you will most want to be, 

and end up being"

Matthew 6:19-21 MSG

 

 I've been thinking about what's important to me lately.

Just what do I treasure?

I treasure my family.

I treasure my freedom in so many ways!

I treasure my friends.

Most of all, I treasure my relationship with 

God the Father,

Jesus the Son,

and the Holy Spirit!

This hasn't always been so, I'm afraid.

Too many times in my life I've treasured things of this world.

I've treasured houses, furniture, cars, and clothes.

I've treasured what others thought about me.

I've treasured education.

I've treasured being "noticed" for the "right" reasons.

I've treasured being know as a "good" Christian.

There's nothing wrong with those things.

God has richly blessed me with many of them.

The problem is when they become my treasure,

My reason for doing what I do.

That's when they take first place in my heart.

That is called sin.

God has been working on my heart lately.

The more time I spend with Him,

the more I treasure Him.

The more I treasure Him,

the more I treasure our relationship.

This is how a child of The King should live.

I want to spend eternity with God.

Therefore, I chose to lay up my treasures in Heaven.

What about you?