Treasures of the Heart

Imagine hearing the last number of the super lottery number being called while you anxiously looking down at your lottery ticket to see if you have that number. Indeed you do have that last number needed for you to be the winner. A million thought swarm through your head.; the majority of the thoughts being what kinds of new, high-tech gadgets you can buy with that money you just won. The last thing on your mind is how this is going to effect you spiritually. The material objects we posses on Earth will never help us but will distract us and force us to lose focus on our primary goal: getting to heaven.

In the book of Matthew chapter six, Matthew quotes Jesus saying that we should not lay up our Earthly treasures but to lay up or treasures in heaven. I believe that this means we should not consume our lives with material objects but be more concerned with preparing our souls for our judgment day. On Earth we are not supposed to “live it up” by doing anything and everything we want because we “only live once” even if it is immoral or bad. We are supposed to be living a life through the examples that Jesus Christ has set before us. Material objects may make us happy for that moment in time or until we get bored with them but then we begin our search for something new because we become unsatisfied with what we already have. This then leads us to believe that materials are the only thing that will make us happy when in actually God is the only one that can make us truly happy. In believing in God we can have all the happiness in the world without having any material possessions.

Material objects can make a person feel “complete” only to a certain degree but the reason people feel they need more things in their lives is because these objects cannot love a person back. It is that feeling of emptiness that makes a person believe he or she is missing something in their lives. If everyone came to the complete understanding that time here on Earth is short and their reward will be greater in heaven, I believe that people would make their time here on Earth count by appreciating what God has given them and stop placing their faith into false idols and objects. I do believe that people do have this knowledge but in this day and age temptations are around every corner and following this mind set can be a challenge. Yet this challenge can be over come by having faith and by prayer.

In conclusion, filling your life with useless possessions will leave you empty inside and your spiritual life will become non existent. Your mind would be consumed with what you want next; always searching and never filling that void inside of them. Instead, people should be living their lives to help others as well as themselves get to heaven. The treasures that God provides you with will make you happy even if you own very little material objects. The reason Jesus said our reward lies in heaven and not Earth is because we only spend a minimal amount of time here on Earth and eternity in heaven is the greatest gift anyone could ever imagine.