The Still - Friday 3:20

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth… but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven… for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. - Matthew 6:19–21

The pursuit of earthly wealth always promises more than it delivers. It whispers security, status, comfort, and control, but it quietly takes something in return. Not all at once, and not in obvious ways. It takes time. It takes attention. It takes the space in the soul meant for God. There is nothing inherently wrong with wealth — Scripture is full of faithful men and women who were entrusted with abundance. Abraham and David were the Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk of their day, and their prosperity was not condemned. But their wealth was never the point. Their hearts were anchored somewhere deeper.

When wealth becomes the priority, the cost is subtle but steep. The rat race pulls us into comparison, competition, and a restless hunger for more. Keeping up with the Joneses becomes a quiet captivity. The more we have, the more we want, and the moment we get what we thought would make us happy becomes nothing more than the moment before we need more happiness. Earthly treasure expands our possessions but shrinks our peace.

There is a different way to live. A way that builds what lasts instead of what fades. A way that invests in the eternal rather than the temporary. A way that frees the heart instead of exhausting it. Jesus isn’t warning us against money; He’s warning us against misplacing our hope. He knows how easily our hearts drift toward what glitters and how quickly we forget what matters.

So choose today to loosen your grip on what cannot last. Redirect your energy toward what cannot be taken from you. Build generosity. Build character. Build faithfulness. Build the kind of life that outlives you.

Where your treasure goes, your heart follows. Send it somewhere eternal.