The Blessed Life: Do the Right Thing

THE WARM-UP:
What is most valuable to you and where is it?

READ Matthew 6:21
“For where your Treasure is, there your heart will be also.” This simple verse only has eleven words, but the truth behind those words is astounding! It is often said that the last things a person relinquishes control of when they give their lives to the Lord is the tongue and the wallet/purse. This week, we are talking about attitude. When God asks us to be obedient is that hard to do? When our attitude is right, we will instantly obey the promptings and commands of God. In marriage counseling, couples are often told to act like they love each other, trusting that the true feelings will eventually follow. Can we use this same advice toward use of our treasure? If we begin to put our treasure where God wants us to, won’t our heart soon follow?
We store up treasure in heaven through the work we do here on Earth. Once we have died, it is to late to give to the poor, help a neighbor, pay a tithe, say a kind word, give a hungry person some food…We must take care of our treasure while we are here on earth. The question we ask is, what is our treasure?

THE TEAM WORK-OUT:

1. Can you give an example when God tested your obedience? What was the outcome?
2. Have you ever considered the idea of being “financially obedient”?
3. How can we make sure our heart is in the right place?