Where is your treasure?

He who loves [and takes more pleasure in] father or mother more than [in] Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves [and takes more pleasure in] son or daughter more than [in] Me is not worthy of Me;

And he who does not take up his cross and follow Me [cleave steadfastly to Me, conforming wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying also] is not worthy of Me.

Whoever finds his [lower] life will lose it [the higher life], and whoever loses his [lower] life on My account will find it [the higher life].

Matthew 10:37-9 AMP

Sometimes I forget what an extreme life we’re called to in Jesus. We are called to conform wholly to the example of a Savior who gave His very life in service to the Kingdom of God. Reconciling the world to God was more important to Jesus than His own life.

In my day-to-day tasks of writing blog posts, updating websites, planning events, grocery shopping, taking my dog for a walk, eating dinner with my husband, and all the other non-extreme things I do, it’s easy to ignore the example of Jesus. It’s easy to keep my relationship with Him compartmentalized, to only examine it at church, and to conveniently put it away the rest of the time.

But do I take more pleasure in my daily tasks than I take in Jesus? Do I love Him more than all of these other things and people that often get more of my time and attention than He does?

I’d like to. But the truth is I’m not quite there yet. I’m a work in progress. May I find my greatest pleasure in You today, Lord.

What about you? Is it difficult to fix your eyes on Jesus in the midst of the daily grind? What practical steps have you found that help you to treasure Christ more than anyone or anything else?