Storing Up Treasures In Heaven

A few years ago, my wife’s uncle passed away. Though the time has passed quickly, one thing remains in my mind and that is that the day he passed I thought about everything he left behind. He didn’t take his car, his clothes, his house, not even his own body. I am a firm believer that we live eternally after death, so the thought came to mind that he didn’t take anything with him other than his own soul to eternity.

There is a Bible scripture that comes to mind when I think about treasures: “Do not store up for yourselves [material] treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven…” (Matthew 6:19-21) (AMP) How many of us find ourselves in this holiday season again thinking about the gifts we will be buying and the things we will be receiving? The thought of my wife’s uncle brought me to thinking about the true purpose of life and the treasures we dare call our possessions.

Many people have placed their whole trust and life on the material possessions that surround them in their homes. The saying is true that we have placed emotions on these material possessions that have no emotions. We have attached our whole being to things that will one day rust away, that will stay behind on this earth the moment our souls take that journey unto the unknown, unto what is eternity. Will that new iPhone be with us in eternity? Will we take with us that car that we declare to others that we are deeply in love with? I am afraid the answer is no.

The truth is all that we have as material possessions in this world are not worth the countless hours spent in line on black Friday waiting to get our hands on. The truth is that we are teaching our children that our possessions have more significance then building memories that will last forever with them. I am sure my wife’s uncle on his death bed was not thinking about the money he had in the bank, or that huge house that would stay behind, but his mind was set on the peace he had knowing that he was ready to meet his maker.

So where are we storing treasures up today, is it in heaven or here on earth? I for one would rather store up treasures in heaven. I would rather choose to look for ways to impact someone with a helpful hand, a smile, a hug etc.

How many people can we impact today with our lives and attitudes.

You don’t have to be religious to impact someone!

Storing up treasures is an essential part to the minimalist lifestyle, yet our treasures are the time spent with family and friends, those quite moments of meditation, those opportunities to help others in need, those moments alone speaking with God, reading something positive and taking steps towards a better you.

When your mindset begins to change and your focus is on the most important things in life other than material possessions I guarantee you will see a difference in your life. Don’t get caught up with trying to store up material possessions around you, don’t let the lie of commercialism entrap you to the point where you are so bogged down with so much material things that you forget to focus on what’s more important in life.

Stay Blessed!

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