“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field…”Matthew 13:14
Have you ever noticed how God often buries treasure in plain site? I have to admit. I often get busy and can easily overlook the precious jewels that God has placed right in front of me. How about you? Can you relate? Take today for instance. The Church office has been a buzz as we are gearing up for our October focus on the Family. Sermons are being written, videos are being designed, posters are being hung, bulletins are being stuffed, movie tickets are being sold for the film “Courageous.” Everyone is busy as we anticipate nearly 300 people gathering tonight at the Theater to watch the movie. Excitement weighs on us as we wait for God’s people to gather for worship and the start of a new sermon series on Sunday morning. Busy, Busy.
I went home for lunch and to gather up two of my daughters to bring them back to the office with me and produce my weekly video blog. When I arrived home, our five year old was captivated by Peter Pan flying around on the TV. We quickly ate our lunch and off to the office we went.
That’s when it happened. Back at the office I was racing from one task to another when something caught my attention. I believe it was a God-moment. In my haste I hadn’t noticed that my five year old had turned my office into Neverland. I paused for just a moment and low and behold, she was burying treasure, and drawing a map. I bet you can guess what happened next. She, smiles, giggles and cheerfully invites me to help find the hidden treasure. The truth is, at that moment, the Holy Spirit helped to remind me what the real treasure was.
The real treasure is taking a break from our business every so often so we can notice the little things in life that truly make us happy. Those precious jewels like the smile, giggle, and imagination of our children. Precious jewels like when our teenagers want to to tell us about their day, what happened at school, who they have a crush on and how they want to drive. Diamonds in life like when your spouse brings you a glass of tea and says “I love you” without any prompting. Or when you open the Bible and read a verse that speaks directly to the prayer of your heart.
Challenge:
Take time to look for the Hidden Treasures that God has placed in your life. They are often in plain site
