On Treasures

There's a MuteMath song that we've played at uturn a few times now.
It's called "You are Mine", and the first verse reads as such:

Everyone has their obsession
Consuming thoughts, consuming time
They hold high their prized possession
That defines the meaning of their lives

Now, being as how MuteMath filed a lawsuit with Warner Records a few years ago because they were being marketed as a christian band, it's not really clear if Paul Meany is talking about God or a girl.
BUT, we sing it as a worship song.

Anyway, the point of the song is that every person has something/s in their life that is a complete obsession-so much so that it determines how they act, how they carry out their life, and how they think and reason.

For many people, we can call that thing a relationship with some person or a group of people.
For many near-hopeless americans, it's money.
Others, even, spend their entire lives in the "Pursuit of Happiness", the elusive and tantalizing ideal brought forth in the Declaration of Independence.

Plenty of people are obsessed with things.
Here's some examples:
Beer Cans
Lawn Mowers
Children

Jesus had some good words to say about obsession:
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:19-21

The things we value most are tied into our emotions, our thoughts, and our actions.
When we value lawnmowers, we start collecting them and let them sit in our yard.

But when we value our place in heaven and our relationship with God, we start living in a Christ-like manner. We love each other. We witness to people. We plant churches.

Andy's neighbor is a moron.
We don't have to be.