The thief took off in a car that was parked in our drive way. I would've never thought that something like that would happen to my home and my family. You always see/ hear stories like on America's Most Wanted, and when I was a kid I would let my imagination run wild. Praise God for my parents safety.
When my dad told me all this, I was initially concerned about my parents, and then my thoughts went to "what if things were stolen." I felt the guilt of idolatry, and storing or valuing worldly things or treasures. Nothing we have here (on Earth) is more important than our relationship with God, and nothing and no one should deserve more worship and praise than God. So I felt somewhat ashamed that even when I try to view all my possessions through this perspective, my thoughts still diverted in that direction of what if...my Playstation 3 was stolen along with my games and movies.
Only if Kali wasn't such a scaredy-cat! But honestly, praise God that everyone is safe, and my parents' home has not been burglarized. They are so wired now and doing everything to prevent another robbery attempt. But also this was just as reminder that God provides everything for us, and we should be ready to let it all go as well.
Lay Up Treasures in Heaven
19 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
22 "The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, 23 but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
24 "No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Matthew 6:19-24
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hear, hear!
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