God wants you to love Him more than anything else... I don't know what your biggest desire is? But, if you are like me, you really have to fight to keep Christ at the center. There are always other things that are trying to crowd out Christ. There are things in our lives that storm the throne of God and try to overtake His place in our lives.
In Luke 21 Jesus sees a woman that actually practices loving God more than anything else... she is a poor widow that put two small coins in the offering at the temple. Jesus commends her saying that she put more in than others because the others are giving out of their abundance but she put in all she has to live on. She valued Him more than anything else... Do you live like her? Do you see Jesus as the ultimate treasure in your life? Are you willing to give everything you have to live on? Let's be honest about our faith; we have a tendency to hold back a ton. We are willing to follow, or serve, or give up to a certain amount. But, giving everything is a strange strange concept to us. Being all out in our pursuit of Christ is a foreign idea.
The issue here is that somehow we fail to see God as that valuable. We can even justify it; "God doesn't want me to be reckless or stupid." To which I ask, "have you ever read the bible?" It is marked with an all out sacrificial lifestyle. We need to pursue that school of thought! God help us to see you as more valuable than our lives, more valuable than our careers, more valuable than our families, more valuable than our comfort, or our plans! Please God make this happen in us!
"Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day (when Jesus comes in glory) will close on you unexpectedly like a trap." Luke 21:34
Be careful friends that the snares of this world don't catch you up. Be careful that you don't place stupid things on the throne of your heart. Jesus is our treasure! Fight for your life to keep Him as your treasure! If you realize right now that you don't feel that strongly about Him then get on your knees! Declare a fast. Do not get up from the ground until God has met with you and you see him as the greatest treasure ever!
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