As described in my previous post, I have been spending the last month working on staff at Indian Creek Baptist Camp. This is a small church camp which I have attended many times as a camper and cabin leader. I have felt very blessed so far by the wonderful people who have passed through the gates seeking to follow more closely in the steps of our Savior. During a portion of last week, I had the opportunity to take a break from working on staff and instead be a cabin leader to a group of third and fourth grade girls. Although the heat and constant activity was often exhausting by the time lights out rolled around, it was nice to step back from my usual work tasks and instead laugh with, play with, and teach the campers. As I watched the youth and adults interact with the kids and the resulting bright and shining smiles on the campers' faces, I felt a deep respect for the volunteer cabin leaders. These individuals had given a week of their summer or vacation time to serve God in this place. Each week, I watch a new group of cabin leaders arrive and it continues to remind me how critical it is to have our priorities properly aligned. If only my biggest concerns and worries always revolved around serving the Lord instead of solely taking care of myself, what a more balanced perspective this would be. Years down the road when I reflect upon my life, I am certain that money, status, and accolades will be of little consequence to me. Instead, I hope that I can be proud of a legacy that I leave behind in which I have sought to honor and serve God, where I have loved and lived for Him.
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 6:19-21
