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the other night i parked in front of a trashcan.
on this trashcan someone had painted in red, "money is not wealth"
i wished that all of tulsa, all of america, all of us here on this earth today could have read that. the world, not that it means to enemise or corrupt, is so devoted to it's money. to its success. and who wouldnt be if they were oblivious to truth and the hope beyond what this world offers, right? can't blame the blind for being blind, we can only teach them slowly to see. money is not wealth. this reminded of matthew 6-21, 'where your treasure is, there your heart will be also'. inversely that reads, where your heart is there your treasure will be also. in it's most primitive state, our treasure lies within what we love. so, i ask, where is, your, heart. where do you feel led, where do you long for when you leave. or who or what. that sir, is where your heart lies.

i think what we need to do is stop treasure hunting. stop seeking happiness, success, relationships, approval, and being to seek truth. and by truth, i of course mean Jesus. a friend lets call hilary once told me that when your heart is in the right place and your eyes are fixed on the Lord, the rest will be a natural outcome. 1. rest: as in freedom from trouble and weariness. refreshed as if from sleep or renewal. and 2 rest: as in everything else.
if we allow god to have our heart, and allow him to do with it whatever he wants( which i promise are good things romans 8:28), then he is where our heart is. oh hey funny how that worked out, because where our heart is there our treasure will be also.
so if our treasure is jesus, we are free completely to stop pursuing the things and ideas we believe will lead to treasure because He is already ours. if youve got him youve got everything you need okay?