The Shiniest Wheels

I had the shiniest wheels, now they're rusting

~ Taylor Swift, This Is Me Trying

How much time do we waste trying to make all our wheels the shiniest, only for the rust to inevitably come. We invest so much time and energy and elbow grease in shining up the things that, in the greater scheme of things, matter very little. 

Status, wealth, comfort, fame, popularity, instagram likes, promotions, fancy cars, pretty houses, perfect wardrobes. These might shine for a little while, but the rust will always eventually inescapably destroy. 

Matthew 6:19-21

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

So let us pour our lives, instead, into the treasures that will last; the treasures that no rust can touch. Advancing God's kingdom, loving people, building relationships, giving generously, making disciples. 

These are the wheels that will forever be shiny.