I was on my way to the office this morning and as usual was thinking about the course of the day...all the important things, I had a good steak breakfast, did I rememer to pack my lunch? What were we having for dinner? Do I need to pick up more Black Forrest Gummie Bears...ya' know, all the important stuff. I turned to look at a sign which read, "Box up your valuables where they can be safe. Rent a lock box today!"
I thought to myself...interesting. I had never had a lock box before. I've never known anyone who has owned/rented a lock box at a bank...at least not that they have mentioned. I had seen them numerous times in spy movies and bank robbing movies. I often thought it would be neat to have one, carry in a big brown leather-bound bag with a few dollar bills peaking out of the top (with the rest of it full of phone books and newspaper - to make it look like I had a large sum of cash - just to mess with their heads. It's good for 'em, trust me) But alas, io have never opted to rent one. The sign got me thinking. Valuables? What is valuable to me?
What is valuable to you? For me, in terms of the physical realm, obviously we need at least a little money to purchase goods and services - the basic necesseties of food, clothing, shelter...but that which is most valuable to me I could not fit into one of those little things. I value my wife, my kids, my family, and my friends, and above all...my relationship with my God. HE tells us in the scriptuires to store our treasures in heaven, not here on earth in some lock box, which isn't to say that it's a bad idea to rent one for certain reasons and things which you do not want lost or stolen...I can understand that as much as the next minister. The point is that the bible teaches us to store our treasures where moth and dust can not destroy and where thieves can not break in and steal...for where our treasure is...there will our heart be also.
There is nothing wrong with having stuff, or a safe place in which to keep it, but if your main focus is on your stuff rather than your relationships and most importantly your relationship with God, then it is most definately time to re-evaluate your priorities...and I would do it quickly before you become consumed by your stuf, at which point you may very well be adding to the problems of The World Gone Mad.
I thought to myself...interesting. I had never had a lock box before. I've never known anyone who has owned/rented a lock box at a bank...at least not that they have mentioned. I had seen them numerous times in spy movies and bank robbing movies. I often thought it would be neat to have one, carry in a big brown leather-bound bag with a few dollar bills peaking out of the top (with the rest of it full of phone books and newspaper - to make it look like I had a large sum of cash - just to mess with their heads. It's good for 'em, trust me) But alas, io have never opted to rent one. The sign got me thinking. Valuables? What is valuable to me?
What is valuable to you? For me, in terms of the physical realm, obviously we need at least a little money to purchase goods and services - the basic necesseties of food, clothing, shelter...but that which is most valuable to me I could not fit into one of those little things. I value my wife, my kids, my family, and my friends, and above all...my relationship with my God. HE tells us in the scriptuires to store our treasures in heaven, not here on earth in some lock box, which isn't to say that it's a bad idea to rent one for certain reasons and things which you do not want lost or stolen...I can understand that as much as the next minister. The point is that the bible teaches us to store our treasures where moth and dust can not destroy and where thieves can not break in and steal...for where our treasure is...there will our heart be also.
There is nothing wrong with having stuff, or a safe place in which to keep it, but if your main focus is on your stuff rather than your relationships and most importantly your relationship with God, then it is most definately time to re-evaluate your priorities...and I would do it quickly before you become consumed by your stuf, at which point you may very well be adding to the problems of The World Gone Mad.
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