Treasures that last

"Approach each new day with desire to find Me. Before you get out of bed, I have already been working to prepare the path that will get you through this day. There are hidden treasures strategically placed along the way. Some of my treasures are trials, designed to shake you free from earth-shackles. Others are blessings that reveal My Presence: sunshine, flowers, birds, friendships, answered prayer. I have not abandoned this sin-wrecked world; I am still richly present in it. Search for deep treasure as you go through this day. You will find Me all along the way."- Jesus Calling

So often I lose sight of the treasures that God is showing me throughout the day because I am so focused on myself. I treasure my time, my thoughts, my desires so much that I get distracted from the real treasures that are for me.

I also so easily forget about where my real treasures should be: in heaven.

Matthew 6: 19-21 talks about the dangers of storing our treasures on earth, "Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal.Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be."

All the things I treasure in this life will fade away. My clothes, education, career, food, reputation - all of these things will not last. If my main purpose in life is to seek after the kingdom of God then my treasures will match. The last part of the passage says, "Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will be also." I say that I desire God above all else, but does my life really match that statement?

Paul Washer wrote an awesome letter about the dangers of focusing our treasures on earthly things not eternal.

"Man may pour into his heart all the fame, wealth, power, and pleasure that this world has to
offer, but he will still be empty. Eternity cannot be filled up
with the temporal, nor can infinity be satisfied by the finite.
Man’s heart was made for the full measure of God’s glory.
Apart from this, man is destitute, miserable, and empty."

You can find the rest here Is Your Eye Clear?

I love that above passage because it sums up the fall of humanity. When we try to fill our lives with anything other than God, we will always be empty. We were made to display God's glory. Anything less than that will leave us feeling hopeless and miserable.

To summarize this post, God has given us so many treasures throughtout this day and our lives. It is our job to choose what we are going to treasure and where our desires will be each day.

Are you choosing to store your treasure in heaven?