Redirecting Your Heart

When I was a kid, if there was a tornado or any other kind of disaster drill, we would have to get under our desks. I joke around about how indestructible those desks were if there were supposed to protect us. Now we go to an interior room to hide. I watched a video recently where a guy was filming doing just that. A few moments later, he was standing in the rain because his house was destroyed by the tornado. It was incredible to see. He looked at the camera as he was going into shock and asked, “Am I all right?” It’s crazy how we trust in different things for security, but it turns out they’re giving us a false sense of it.

In Matthew 6, Jesus was giving the Sermon on the Mount. In verses 19-21 He said, “Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be” (NLT). He was asking us to examine what or who we are putting our trust in. We think if we have enough money we can retire, if we make a certain amount we can be successful or if we live in a certain area we have made it. Which direction are we positioning our heart towards? Is it in things that give a false sense of security or in the eternal?

Colossians 3:1-2 says, “Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.” We spend a lot of time preparing and thinking about things that are temporary. Where we store our treasure and what we spend our time thinking about reveal what we place our treasure and security in. Just like that guy’s house, what we think is secure can one day disappear if it is here on earth. We must learn to redirect our thoughts, our treasures and our posture toward the eternal. It’s not too late to change what you set your sights on. Point your heart at the eternal and reset the desires of your heart.

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