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THIEVES!!!
So, do I have a story for all of you. I came home from work Monday at around 3:30'ish, and as I opened the door I saw what I thought was Christmas ornaments (don't as me why) all over the ground. So, I naturally thought: zoinks, the dog is out and he has ruined our Christmas tree! However, I looked a little closer, and I realized that it wasn't ornaments I was looking at, but broken glass. Then I looked up at the window by the Christmas tree and saw the window had been completely shattered. Then I looked down by my feet and saw a rock the size of my head (no jokes please). Then it hit me, someone had broken into my house! I started looking around and began to realize how much they had taken. I'm not going to go into details about what they stole, but sitting there staring at the mess that was my house was really surreal. Nevertheless, after the police left and my family and I had finished dinner something hit me...actually that's a lie I didn't even think about this till right now. There's a period in Matthew where Jesus is on this mountain side and he's saying all these awesome but challenging things to some huge mass of people. Towards the end of this amazing talk Jesus says something: Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 6:19-22
So now I'm thinking back to what I lost and I'm realizing how right Jesus is. These things, this stuff that we own will eventually break or get stolen (hopefully the first one). So why do we put so much stock in this stuff (As a side note, even relationships, both friendships and romantic relationships can become something that we covet and pour way too much into)? I'm not advocating we stop taking care of what we have, that would go against what God wants, too. However, at the same time when you think about it, why is the stuff that is the most important to us the stuff that's going to eventually waste away or get lost? I mean we spend so much time shopping for certain things, or lusting after certain brands, or even anticipating the arrival of new movies and yet have we ever experienced any of these sort of feelings for God? Have we ever longed for God with such passion that we will stay up all night listening to him? Have we ever spent a day where we couldn't think about anything else but God himself? I'm not saying anticipating a new movie or getting excited about a new pair of jeans is a sin, but what I am pointing out is how sad it is that most of us have probably never felt towards God what we feel towards "stuff." We've probably very rarely talked about God the way we talk about our "stuff" (movies, video games, clothes, girlfriends, boyfriends, etc.). So what can we do? We can pray to God, like the psalmist prays to Him in Psalms 86:11:
Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.
May we worship God only, and may we give him alone our praise!
posted by Skylar # 9:43 AM 