Putting Your Treasure in the Right Place

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matthew 6:21 (KJV)

This verse speaks of priority. Are your priorities where they should be?

When we speak of treasure, our minds automatically think about money and other physical assets. This is a good starting point when considering treasure, but time is also a valuable commodity and it could also be part of your treasure. With that being said, where are your treasures? Where do you spend your money and time? That shows what is most important to you.

Of course, our first priority is to be the Lord, but our second priority for those of us who are married is to be our relationship with our mate. So- let’s go back and ask those questions again, and apply it to your marriage. Where are your treasures? Where do you spend your money and time? Do you spend your money and time on your spouse and on building your relationship? What has your attention and focus? If you cannot honestly say that you dedicate time, energy, and even finances towards blessing your husband or wife and towards making your relationship better and better, then a reevaluation of priorities is in order.

If you invest more in your car, your boat, your hobbies, your clubs, or in advancing your career than you do your spouse, you are an unwise investor, to say the least. Your are building on things that do not last, They are temporary and will decay and decompose. That car you love so much will one day find its way to an auto salvage yard. Your boat will eventually no longer remain afloat. You’ll eventually lose interest in your hobbies. Social clubs might provide some social stimulation, but they cannot substitute for a deep, meaningful relationship. And one day your career will come to an end and the accolades and awards you accumulated will mean nothing. However, if you invest in your marriage, it should be here for the long haul.

Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies. Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life. Proverbs 31:10-11 (New Living Translation, NLT)

Men, put your treasure in your wife. The Bible says she is valuable and of great worth. Love her as much as you love yourself.

However, let each man of you [without exception] love his wife as [being in a sense] his very own self; and let the wife see that she respects and reverences her husband [that she notices him, regards him, honors him, prefers him, venerates, and esteems him; and that she defers to him, praises him, and loves and admires him exceedingly]. Ephesians 5:33 (Amplified Bible Classic Edition, AMPC)

The wife is to honor her husband and show admiration for him. What man does not like to be esteemed and praised? Putting your treasure in your husband will greatly benefit your relationship.

Whether your spouse puts their treasure in you or not, it benefits you to put your treasure in them. As you walk in love and place your focus on building your spouse up, they will eventually respond in kind. In putting our treasure in our marriages, we will always find that we are investing wisely.