treasures

What do you treasure?
I saw a commercial on the television the other day for a "top of the line" metal detector. According to its maker, it has all the components necessary to find your favorite and most needed treasures - money, jewels, antiques - surely this will bring great joy and satisfaction to one's life.

Caught in a tornado of technology - we've lost sight of communication - and rather we've done nothing more than spew out words at one another. people don't sit and have long, intellectual conversations about life, love, growth, change, experience or curiosity - everything is summarized/abbreviated - surface level "textable" conversations that never dig deeper than the "hey - LOL" stage.

What have we done to relationship? Since when did we NEED these things? an iPod touch? really? why? touch screen computers? what's the need? If you really care for someone - send them a card, a letter, a small note to acknowledge your appreciation/care for them. Pick up the telephone and see how they're doing. Communicate. Seek to have relationships where you love with genuine affection (Romans 12:9-10) - cast aside your agendas and LOVE, even if you don't 'get' something in return.

This passage was laid on my heart last night:
"19 Don't store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieve do not break in and steal. 21 Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of our heart will also be." - Matthew 6:19-21