Today I gave away something that was precious to me…Muriel’s Bible. Muriel was my next door neighbor when I was growing up. She was like a grandma to me. We were pretty close. She died my senior year of high school after battling brain cancer. She was really the first person to die that I was close to. I grieved hard, but now it’s been 7 years and the Lord healed me of that grief. Today, I was able to give her Bible to a friend of mine who needed a new Bible. I was honored to share such a precious treasure with her.
But tonight, I lost the only other thing of Muriel’s that I had. As Ryan was doing the dishes, he bumped her teapot off the counter and it broke in pieces. As he told me, I burst into tears. I didn’t know I was that attached to it, but I think it was even harder since I had just TODAY given away her Bible. What timing you have God! You knew this would happen.
I am saddened, maybe even a little angry, at the state of my heart, that I would grieve so much over a teapot. But I think I’m not grieving for the teapot. I’m grieving once again for my good friend Muriel. This just brought back the memory of her.
My heart is sad, but I am glad that my Father cares more about the character in my heart than my feelings. I am glad He pinpointed my misdirected treasure. Jesus said: "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Luke 12.34
