Matthew 6:21 - "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
Where is your treasure in life? If you don't already have that treasure, what would it be? Jesus is talking primarily about money and possessions here, and He's telling us that what we value is what we will think about and contemplate. That's good if our treasure is knowledge or noble attitudes. However, if our treasure is money or the goods we can acquire in life, then that's where our heart will be also.
It's hard not to think about money if you never seem to have enough. It's hard not to think about love if you feel unloved, or contentment if you don't have it. We tend to think about things we don't have. If our health is poor, we wonder how we can become healthier. If we have a poor relationship with someone, we long for it to be made better. If our children or other loved ones have disappointed us, we focus on how we can improve that situation.
Where our treasure is, there our heart will also be. Jesus is not saying that if we value something highly in this world, that is always wrong. But He is saying that our heart will be in what we treasure. If we treasure Him and our relationship with Him, our heart will be in a more peaceful place, a place of safety.
Hearts are frail. If we hope for something desperately, we risk a "broken" heart if it does not come. A broken heart means sadness and pain from not getting what we believe is important. But Jesus can replace what we didn't get with something even more precious - faith in Him, and a trust that won't be shattered by broken dreams.
Today, consider what is truly important to you, and ask yourself why it is important. Then ask Jesus to give you a contented heart.
Dear Lord, today help me treasure You and the forgiveness You earned for me, amen.
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