American Treasures?

There is one thing that many Americans have in common and that is an abundance of treasures. We have so many of these that they are affecting millions of lives and the lives of our children.

Most people won't say they are treasures, they call it stuff. They look around their homes and say "we have a lot of stuff." They are not sure what to do with it so they'll put it in a closet or in the garage. Then will they run out of room they out it in storage.

Americans spend billions of dollars a year on storage buildings and supplies to keep their stuff. Then in no time at all they look around and have more stuff and the process repeats it's self.

Take a moment and assess how much stuff you have accumulated in your life time and how much you have been given and have no place to put it.

How much of it do you really need. How much of it is really a treasure to you or your family. Are you going to use it or is it going to cost you more to keep it than it is worth.

These so called treasures can easily become entanglements and can rob you of your future. You may think that is not true but there is a spiritual law taking affect.

Now is the time to purge yourself of many if these treasures and in turn keep the ones that are of true value. Stuff in times becomes junk and before you know it you are paying hundreds of dollars to store junk and the time will come when you have to deal with it. If you don't then someone will and it is usually your children.

The Bible says in Matthew 6:19-21 ¹⁹"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. ²⁰But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. ²¹For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Jesus addressed this issue when the rich young man came to Him. Jesus answered his question and then went right to the heart issue. In Matthew 19:21-22

²¹Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

²²When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.

The man had a lot of stuff not just money. He viewed himself as rich because of all of the treasures he had accumulated in is life not including what he had inherited. Jesus was telling him that his riches were nothing compared to Heavens treasures. Jesus knew that if the young man was not willing to give up what he thought was priceless that he would never be able to be free from its entanglements.

It's a heart issue. It is time to focus on what the Lord says the are treasures and those are people and the issues that affects them

When I, When You

When I laid the foundation of the world I thought about you.
When I created the mountains I thought about how much you would enjoy them.
When I created the oceans and placed the sands I thought about you.
When I healed the sick I was thinking about you.
When I walked the road with the cross on my back I thought of you and kept going.
When I was nailed to the cross I thought of you and knew the pain was worth it.
When I was all alone and took my last breath I thought of you.

When you were born I was so proud.
When you took your first step I cheered you on.
When you were sick I never took my eyes off you.
When you asked me to be your Lord, all of Heaven rejoiced with me.
When you made mistakes I was not angry with you.
When you thought you were all alone I was there.
When the enemy accused you, I vindicated you.

I will always be there for I love you more than words can say.
I wait with anticipation when you pray to me and seek me.
I will never leave you or forsake you.
I gave everything for you.
I will not withhold my love from you.
I look upon you and shower you with my favor and blessings


I just want to you to always remember I love you;

Jesus

86,400 pieces of silver

Just imagine that every single day of your life some one gave you 86,400 pieces of silver to spend anyway that you saw fit. The only catch is that at midnight what ever silver you had remaining would be worthless. Another words, you could not save any of it. What would you do?

Every day God gives you something much more precious. We call it TIME. Every day holds 86,400 seconds that God has given you to "spend." How are you spending your time, your most precious commodity?

Are you spending it sulking? Living with regrets? Or are you spending your time building your ministry, your life, loving others, and most importantly spending it with God?

So many people today are chasing the "all mighty dollar" and they are being robbed. They are more concerned with fretting they may not have money than they are about spending time with God or their family.

Don't think that I am implying that money is not important, but come on it is not the priority of your life.

As Christians, we are to value life, love, and faith. That is the true treasure. To love others and to love Jesus and to show others His love and His ways.

I see so many people who are wrapped up in fear and saying things like " I don't know what I am going to do. My checking account is too low. I'm broke."

When you go to Heaven do you think that is going to be your regret? Or maybe, just maybe, you may be faced with all of the time you wasted in worry and how many people you COULD HAVE LED TO THE LORD. Or the hungry you could have fed. Maybe the ministry you could have had if you would not have been so worried about "how can I step out?" 'I could lose everything."

It is time to live life with out the fear. If God has led you to do something then why be afraid that He will not come through for you. If you get a nudge in your heart to talk to someone about the Lord or to minister to them, do you think it's not the Holy Spirit leading you? The only other answer would be the devil, and I assure you that it's not the devil. And it is not your flesh either.

Spend your time wisely. Spend it with God and your family. Love your children and your parents. Build up your pastor and your church. Reach the lost. Read a good blog, lol. LIVE LIFE.

If you follow the plan of God for your life I promise that your needs will be met and that you will have abundance. It will take TIME. Great things don't just happen over night.

Now let me give you one more small and important piece of information. If you are 25 years old then God has given you 788,400,000 precious slices of time. That is seven hundred eighty eight million four hundred thousand seconds. How have you "spend your silver?" You can't get it back. It is gone for ever.

Don't look back and have regrets. Move forward and have a successful and abundant life with the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the great redeemer.

Duet 29

⁹ Therefore keep the words of this covenant, and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.

Ecclesiastes 3

The God-Given Task

⁹ What profit has the worker from that in which he labors? ¹⁰ I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied. ¹¹ He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end. ¹² I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, ¹³ and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.
¹⁴ I know that whatever God does,
It shall be forever.
Nothing can be added to it,
And nothing taken from it.
God does it, that men should fear before Him.
¹⁵ That which is has already been,
And what is to be has already been;
And God requires an account of what is past.