Matthew 6:19-21 (The Message)

Don’t hoard treasure down here where it gets eaten by moths and corroded by rust or—worse!—stolen by burglars. Stockpile treasure in heaven, where it’s safe from moth and rust and burglars. 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.

This post was triggered yesterday evening, when I checked my emails one last time before going to bed, and reading comments made to a friend on a question she asked, on whether, if you had the chance, choose happiness or the money that you already earn.

Now, my personal view on this, after many years of chasing wealth, and finally coming to the conclusion, or rather the realisation, that money never will buy true happiness. Yes, being able to buy a new iPod or a new car, gives one feelings of joy, but they only last a short while, and then you will go out and look for the next ‘toy’ to fulfil that emptiness within you.

Compare that feeling of joy, to the feeling of knowing that there is people in your life the REALLY love you, and would give their lives for you, and then still neglecting them due to you trying to find happiness in material things, and them leaving you. I just can not imagine that feeling. I doubt that I will be able to carry on.

I thank the Lord for the ability to store up the real treasures in heaven, and not having to rely on my earthly possessions in order to be happy. If I were to loose everything today, I would like to believe that I will be able to carry on with my life, knowing that there are people that love me, and would support me in any way that they can, and hopefully they know that if that would happen to them, I would do the same for them.