The 365 Challenge

"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." — Matthew 6:19-21

Today marked the end of the "365" series, and the beginning of our challenge. The challenge is to give to God, generously, every day of the year. This includes our time, our talent, and our treasure. But it's that last part that is sometimes the most difficult. It is that last one that often pulls on our heart and pulls our focus from where we should be.

To me, the most telling line in the passage is the last, "where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Where we invest our treasure is a reflection of what we value and where our heart is. When we store up our treasure here, it is reflective of the idea our hearts are invested here. That's not where God would have our investment sit.

The challenge this year is to spend every day giving back to God and, more importantly, to think about how to pull our focus back to where God would have it be. That's a challenge worthy of our time and reflection.