I am continually amazed at how some people spend their money (Snuggie anyone?), time and talent.
One of my college roommates was exceptionally frugal...with some things. She was so disciplined at saving that she line-dried all of her clothes in our apartment kitchen--socks, towels and all--to save the $0.75 it cost to use a dryer each week. If you've ever line-dried clothes, you know that they can wind up being very scratchy. It takes some serious frugality to live with abrasive towels and socks all year-round (especially in the Northwest where it's cold and damp and it takes FOREVER for them to dry completely!). So imagine my surprise when our university had a fundraiser date auction and my frugal roomie led the charge for our dorm to "buy" time with a cute senior guy...easily chipping in over $20 of her hard-earned cash.
In the talent department, I also know a juggler. He juggles everything you can imagine, including knives and fire. I once asked him, "How did you just decide one day, 'I'd like to start juggling knives'? I mean, weren't you a little nervous you might chop off your friend's ear or something?" The fact that my friend can juggle fire and knives baffles my brain. It must have taken hundreds of hours to develop those skills...and yet every time he uses them, he again puts himself (or his juggling partner) on the line.
People are willing to invest time, money and talent into the things that truly matter to them (whether it's juggling fire or a hot guy).
In today's passage, Jesus observed:
It's obvious, isn't it?
The place where your treasure is,
is the place you will most want to be,
and end up being.
I love His perspective here--it doesn't take rocket science to know what your priorities are. The proof is in how you spend your treasure--your time, money, and talent. We all have 24 hours each day. We all have brains and talents from God. And most of us have some money...or to circle back a sentence, the talent to get some.
What are you doing with what you've got?
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