Where's your heart?

I'm raising support right now. From a Biblical standpoint, I'm seeking people to partner with me in the ministry God's called me to for the sake of his glory. From a worldly standpoint, I'm asking people for money.

Now, when I'm tempted by the latter viewpoint, calling people I don't know to talk about money is really, really hard. I'm naturally shy and non-confrontational, and honestly, I don't think well on the fly while in the midst of conversation.

But Jesus said this: "Where your treasure is, there your heart will also be." Now note that he didn't say the reverse: 'where your heart is, there your treasure will be.' Now certainly, what you choose, care about, etc results in storing up treasure for yourself in that realm (the world or heaven).

BUT - that's not what Jesus said, exactly. Where your treasure is, your heart will follow.

In other words, if I've stored up a bunch of good stuff for myself on earth, I'm naturally going to make choices that prioritize those things. I'm going to care about that stuff that I've stored up.

On the other hand, if I look at the treasure purchased for me by Jesus and stop hoarding on earth - I'm going to make choices and be passionate about heaven.

So our heart, sometimes, follows our choices. And in my context, that means that I - though I don't have a lot of worldly stuff (I'm a missionary!) - need to focus on what Jesus purchased for me - and then I have to CHOOSE to keep storing stuff in the place that he's setting up for me - and THEN, my feelings and my choices and my soul will be increasingly in line with my Master's.