Treasure

With six boys in the house there is constantly a search for treasures going on. Just this morning i had the three little boys and Esther running around in capes brandishing swords and vanquishing the enemy to recover treasure. Outside their games consist of hide and seek and looking through the "jungle" to find buried treasure. I find it interesting that the devotions I read this morning at breakfast dealt with this issue. In Matthew 6:21 it says "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Wow! The older ones and I were able to have a good discussion about some things that I have noticed lately. We talked about video games and how electronics have overtaken our family. The kids always want to know if they can play on the Nintendo, iPad, iPod, computer, wii or the television. I am worn out from it all. We talked about how right now their treasure is in those things and how our house has not been the better for it. We have had whining, complaining, arguing, dissension, disrespect, disobedience, and outright violence between the children. We were able to talk about how we can replace those things with things that honor God and they will be much better for it. I decided to take a break from everything today but the tv to see what would happen. Our day went much smoother. I got a lot more done and there was less whining. This even occurred on a rainy day where they could not go outside to play. I saw a big difference in them. Do we still have a long way to go? You bet! Do I still want to get rid of all of it? Yes. We will take baby steps though and slowly work on replacing the worldly things in our house with things that honor God more. I need to examine my own life and see where my treasure lies. I have been doing that this past month. I have been taking away the things that do not honor God and replacing them with things that draw me closer to God. I need to examine my life every day to see where my treasure is and what I can do to make that treasure be a godly one.

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