The Heart/Wallet Connection

…where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21

 Props: a large heart cut-out, a wallet, small piece of string

 Preparation: tape one side of the string to the heart, the other side to the wallet

 In the Bible we read that Jesus said, “where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:21).  To help us understand what Jesus was talking about, I brought a wallet with me.  A wallet holds your money.  Money is like the treasure Jesus was talking about.  Your money goes lots of different places, doesn’t it?  It goes to the toy store (carry wallet across stage, with the heart following behind it), the ice cream truck (carry wallet to the other side of the stage), the video store (carry wallet to the front of the stage), the mall (carry wallet to the back of the stage) and hopefully to church (return to the center of the stage).  That’s quite a few places to take your money and spend it.  Did you notice what followed the wallet everywhere?  (Allow for response).  Right!  The heart.  That’s because Jesus said, “…where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21 In other words, the things you spend your money on are the things you really love.  If you spend lots of money on clothes, that shows you really love clothes.  If all your birthday money gets spent on video games, you really love video games.  That’s where your heart is.  But if you use and spend your money for God, it shows that you really love Him.

            God never asked anyone to give 100% of their money for Him, because He knows we need homes and clothes and food.  But He did say to give and that when we do, it shows we love Him.  Remember, your heart will follow your wallet.  So if you give your money to God, your heart will be with Him.