<< Where your heart is

There are many verses in the bible that apply to more than one area of our life.  Matthew 6:21 and 6:24 are a good example for me.

These verses speak about the treasure of heaven and the value of money. What lies behind for me though is more about the spirit under which we behave ourselves.

 Matthew 6:21 - For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be. and

Matthew 6:24 No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

These verses speak about the loyalty of our heart.

There where our heart goes in moments of pain is where we find peace and solace. Those friends we spend our time with those are the ones we really treasure. No one isolates itself from his/her loved ones, because it’s hurtful.

To declare love and fidelity while distancing from the object of affection is neglecting a master in favour of another.

To serve one’s master, takes all of our heart. It’s not difficult if you are coherent.

Think about eating your favourite meal; it’s never about how good or bad the other options are; it’s always about how much you like that one dish.

And if we’re incapable of making that choice then that’s not where our heart is.

A part of maturity is accepting that choices are natural; denying it, or sacrificing others because of our incapacity to make compromises ultimately leads to loneliness and to losing heaven. That which we needed to be happy.

Ultimately Matthew warns us about the dangers of indecision, of putting our attention where it shouldn’t be. 

Dwelling too long away of our responsibilities looking for that which is not lost is acting like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the floods came and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined.

Make sure you're serving your master, and building you house, so that when the storm comes you don’t find yourself carried away by the currents. 

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Notes:

*Matthew 7:24 26-27: The two foundations