The key to an abundant life is not to store up material possessions but instead, treasures in the heart; because, when the big moment comes I’ll be ready for it. So what I’m trying to say is that if I store up peace and love in my heart, peace and love are what will come out in difficult circumstances.
My mom told me a story this morning about a girl that had Leukemia and she was ten years old when she died. The mom later went home, got on Facebook and what she wrote was proof that she had been storing up all those amazing moments – treasures of peace and love – so that she wouldn’t be emotionally and spiritually bankrupt. She wrote, “Today is a good day. My baby is with Jesus.” WOW. How amazing is that! I mean, most people probably would have gone into a deep depression or gone delusional. But the only reason why this mom was able to cope with such a loss is because she had been storing up and storing up, so when the moment came she was able to allow God’s peace to radically comfort her.
There’s this other story of an old man one Christmas in Romania that Tim Huff met. The man appeared ancient. As their ministry group sang Silent Night, the old man reached for something in the drawer next to him. He couldn’t exactly reach the item and so Tim Huff helped him, noticing it was a harmonica. He handed it to the old man who began to play along with everything in him! When the song was done the old man slid back into his covers and went back to resting.
What is it in an old man that makes him able to play the harmonica despite the state he was in? Or what makes a person feel like they could fly when they can barely muster their strength? It’s that noble feeling of love, passion, and humility – stored up in the heart over many moments. That old man was no way in heck playing for himself but for the King of Kings.
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