What's Really Important?
“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. -- Matthew 6:19-21
I went to an estate sale today. It was really kind of sad. As I walked around with the dozens of other people, I was so very aware of the life that was just so recently there.
He was probably a good man. A widower whose wife’s things remained. His two children live far away. It was easier this way, to have a professional estate sale company go in and sort through it all.
You can’t take it with you. He didn’t. He left behind a new log splitter he’d never gotten a chance to use. The dishes and pots and pans and all those things that make up a home. It’s all so empty now.
I bought tubs of fabric that his wife once bought. I bought a few Christmas decorations. And a small blue corning ware dish. I lugged it all home. Small bits from a life lived because he didn’t take any of it with him.
There are just so many fights over things of this world. None of it matters. Those who are filled with greed are never satisfied. They seek to destroy everything in an effort to gain things. Why? Because one day they’ll be gone and all those things, all that money, all that property, will be left behind. Right along with the destruction that the fight caused.
Focusing on things always causes destruction. It breaks hearts. It causes irreparable damage. Forgiveness -- even when it isn’t asked for -- doesn’t wipe away the damage.
Again: For what? Money really won’t make you happy. We joke that we’d like to try it. But would we? Money will never fill that hole deep inside of us. Only God can do that.
So the next time you’re focused in on what you think you’ve got to have, reconsider. Focus on what’s really important and trust God to take care of the rest.
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