Mom Heart Moments #281

The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

IF I HEARD THAT HIDDEN SOMEWHERE in my home or yard there was a chest full of enough silver and gold to last my family for a lifetime, I think I would spend much time and great effort figuring out where it might be, looking and digging for it. I would go to great lengths trying to find and secure this treasure.

Is this the energy with which I seek God?

He has promised blessing and favor and help and rest and guidance and compassion and mercy in our lives. In many places in Scripture, we are reminded that God Himself is more important than silver or gold. But do our actions reflect our belief in that truth?

With all my heart, I know I cannot become the kind of person who is so full of God that people notice Him when they are around me, unless I have been spending time in His presence. I need to make Him my focus, spend time daily in His Word, and seek Him in every situation.

I so want to be faithful until I close my eyes on this place and awaken to His face —to have loved Him well, and to have shown Him my love through my trust and faithfulness. And so, if I am determined not to manipulate circumstances, not to try to figure out a formula or system to provide for our family’s needs, if I want to trust Him for answers, I need to be sure I am not depending on myself or on idols to provide.

Instead, I have to seek Him as a treasure, waiting for Him, following Him, and being still enough to listen to Him.

Do you see God Himself as your greatest treasure? In what ways are you particularly tempted to make your own way, or seek something else as your source of joy and satisfaction?