Spiritual Investment
“Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”(NET) Matthew 6:19-21
So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation. This is because, many are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give physical peace of mind, but in reality, nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon.
What is the spiritual target you are shooting for? What is your aim? Too many Christians are aimless about how they conduct their lives. We are chasing so much material worth forgetting our purpose on earth. Our aims have been misdirected to the world (power and possession). Obeying Jesus is a matter of where a disciple aims -heaven.
Physical treasures exert something similar to gravitational attraction. The more we accumulate treasures on earth, the more our hearts will be pulled to the concerns of the earth. But Christians must give priority to the demands of the kingdom, and that will result in treasure in heaven. For this reason, one mark of a Christ-follower is to give generously to the needs of others; that giving is contrary to earthly values. So is serving selflessly.
The responsibility to guard the heart is given to you; no one can do this for you! Seeking heavenly treasure, however, does not amount to avoidance of earthly involvement. We are sojourners on the earth as we watch for the return of Christ, but we must work too.
Since we have found that living aimlessly is opposite to what Jesus commands his disciples, we have to assess what we are aiming at. You may strike out on earth, but the chief goal of life is to hit home with God. Make sure you are swinging for that heavenly fence!
You are wrong if you think Joy emanates only or principally from human relationships. God has placed it all around us. It is in everything and anything we might experience in the name of God. We just have to have the courage to turn against our habitual lifestyle and engage in unconventional living based on God’s word to make treasure in heaven.