IT IS TIME FOR A HEART CHECK-UP

 “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also”—Luke 12:34

 

Charlotte Brontë mused about the human heart’s hidden treasures by writing, “The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed; The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, Whose charms were broken if revealed.”  She is saying that if the secrets of the hidden treasures of the heart are exposed then the allure of the treasure would be broken.   However, Jesus said in His Sermon on the Mount that the real issue is: where my heart is. He wants the hidden treasures of our hearts exposed so that we can evaluate if our hearts are seeking after self or after a real vibrant relationship with God (Matthew 6:19-24).

 

Sometimes people perceive us as being spiritual or godly, when in reality, deep in our hearts we know that we have just put on a mask.  Because in our private life, we struggle with fears, temptations, and desiring the things of the world for man’s praise instead of glorifying God.  The treasures that we have sought have only brought physical or emotional comfort rather than true spiritual happiness.  Jesus directly addresses the heart by asking the question, “Where is your treasure?”  He says in Matthew 6:21, “For where your treasure is there your heart will be also.”  There are a lot of things competing for your heart, as this is the control center for life. 

 

Your life is a reflection of your heart.  “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life” (Proverbs 4:23).  The heart is like a water-well and from if all the issues of life gush forth.  Therefore, we must guard our hearts and watch over them so that our heart follows hard after the things of God and is not distracted by the things of this world.   

 

Prayer—Father today I lay-aside anything that is distracting me from following after you with a pure heart, and I ask You to keep me from temptations that arise to pull me away from you, in Jesus Name.  Amen.