Just as there are cloudy days with no sunshine, there are days in our lives when it is difficult to get the clouds out of our minds. If you must go out in the rain, you dress for the weather and you may take an umbrella with you. Similarly, in our thought life, there are days when it seems to be difficult to get a clear thought through. While there are no umbrellas for your brain, we do need to take time to relax and refocus. Refocusing is bringing into clear view again the things that are most important in our lives. When we are out of focus the things that are not as important to us will take up most of our time, energy, and resources. There is a verse in the bible which says, “where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
In taking inventory of where we spend most of our money, time, and resources, we can find out what occupies the most prominent place in our hearts. I am quite certain that many will say their heart is in one place, but their checkbook, debit and credit card statements, and where they spend their time and energy are somewhere altogether in another place. One good thing about sunlight is that it reveals things that could not be seen in the dark or in dim lighting. When we clear our mental skies, and if we are honest with ourselves, we can clearly see where our treasure is, and where we want it to be.
It takes discipline to step into the light and allow our thoughts and intentions to be exposed, even if only to ourselves. When our thoughts, words, intentions, and actions agree, our heart and our treasure will be united.