i told you i wanted the blue curtains and you give me the gray curtains
no no what kind of place is this i'm not dealing with the grey curtains
no no listen to me you have 15 minutes to get me what i asked for or you're fired
you know it's not that bad sean i've got the ed's for time at the new york
already it needs to get out today if we're going to make tomorrow's print
no no yeah no and definitely not tell me something do i need to do everything around here myself
where do you even get these guys sean it's fine the designs are great you tested well you need to
trust your team trust my team yeah so you think i got where i did in life by trusting my team sarah
one screw up the company loses billions everything is riding on this launch here's his jackets your
requested sir yeah i requested this but stop stop leave i'm not going out like that leave
sean you need to keep your eye on the lounge and let your team help you instead of inserting
yourself into all these details you're killing your staff sarah the details are
what's gonna make the ii a success i've been working my whole life for this you
think i'm gonna let some interns screw it up for me now these are not just interns
what about the source code for the eye you don't trust your developers with the cod you keep
everything encrypted and locked away where only you have the copies fortune 500 companies do not
work this way production needs your os to get the factories in china to start production next week
you can just what i can't do is trust these guys with the greatest technological advancements of
our time i trust you you're my girl you know that but i don't trust them look don't worry about it
i'll send out the specs after the launch we'll have plenty of time to get the source code sent to
china after that i've planned for all of this and i'm not taking any chances with my code besides
got a stash in the safest place yeah but what happens if five minutes before you're on mr dobbs
and what's this about you kicking your son out of the event my son's a liability
shouldn't he have to be in school anyway your son idolizes you sean and you treat him like a
pastor stop stop stop just i i don't need to hear this right now i can't deal with this right now
do me a favor find out what's up with my blue curtains would you okay thank you
mm-hmm blue as you asked excellent some good news thank you so much excuse me here's your jacket
okay sarah listen call jan from lighting make sure she goes full black right before i go on stage
understood okay full black sarah okay mr dobbs we need you backstage excellent
it's time for me to make some history
ladies and gentlemen
don't just stand there call 9-1-1 pretty tragic isn't it to work your entire life for one moment
fighting day and night to secure your desire to have it slip from you over a peanut
but this is the plight of mankind our greatest fear for most of us is
losing control and the fact is life wealth fame and security are truly out of our control
despite our best efforts god's solution to all this is fairly simple faith
faith is when you're trusting the only one who can truly heal our sickness save us from our
trouble provide all of our needs and guide us in the dark times god has always wanted his people
to trust him with all these things but time and time again we run to the idols wealth power and
self have books instead of seeking the only one who truly has the power to change our situation
last lesson we talked about giving in prayer one of the central points of that lesson was
that the core of our giving and prayer should be about our faith and love for god this lesson
we're speaking about some of the snares of fear that keep us from serving god with all our heart
the truth is the thing that consumes our greatest thoughts and fears reveals what you value the most
so ask yourself these questions what's your greatest fear for me it's being locked in a box
with spiders but how does that relate actually it reveals one of our first and primal fears
safety so the follow-up to that is do you believe god can protect you and keep you safe
let's go a bit deeper do you worry about money if you're a father a mother do you
worry about providing for your kids in your relationships do you worry about being accepted
do you fear being rejected by your friends or even your spouse this is pretty dark stuff to
think about we all face these fears and the struggle seems to be pretty overwhelming
but there's an amazing solution that yeshua offers us it starts in matthew 6 22 where yeshua says
the eye is the lamp of the body therefore if your eye is good
your whole body will be full of light but if your eye is bad your body will be full of darkness if
therefore the light that is in you is darkness how great is the darkness the section that says
if your eye is good your whole body will be full of light can also be translated if your eye is
single your whole body will be full of light when the affections of our heart are divided
between our possessions security our house and clothes and our relationships we're divided
and if any of those areas suffer our heart suffers with it but what yeshua is proposing here in the
next verse is we can't serve two masters our life needs to be single our value and treasure
centered in the safest source god yeshua is saying that god can be your source of safety of approval
provision and guide the beauty of this life is that unlike our own resources of money security
and friends this source never dries up but if our source and value is in this world it's in a
constant state of decay and destruction if one of them is attacked our life feels full of darkness
can you relate to this but he's challenging our entire way of thinking when he says do not store
up for yourselves treasures on earth don't worry about food or clothing or living a long life
and then in contrast he sets one single goal for us seek first the kingdom of god and his
righteousness and all these things will be added to you storing up treasures on earth means exactly
what it sounds like it's an important message throughout the bible proverbs says almost the
same thing do not wear yourself out to get rich be wise enough to restrain yourself
when you cast your eyes on riches it is gone for it surely sprouts wings and flies off into the sky
like an eagle god isn't saying you don't need a job or go move into your mom's basement
in fact the new testament writings are clear even saying if you don't work you shouldn't
eat the bible supports making good investments and saving for the future the core issue boils
down to where your heart is and what you do with the wealth you've been entrusted with
the book of first timothy says for the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil it's not
money that is evil or bad it is a love of money and possessions that we find the root of evil
when you love someone you serve them you look after them they're your source of joy
again god wants our heart to be single to him and not divided across many things
in fact if you look at the majority of pagan gods of ancient days they were mostly dedicated
to prosperity fertility of the land and of the womb the love of our possessions
and wealth has always been a snare for us and has always left us with empty promises
so yeshua says instead of working for treasures on earth we should store up treasures in heaven
but what does that mean to store up treasures in heaven hebrews 11 explains this whole idea as he
says moses considered the reproach of messiah greater riches than the treasures of egypt for
he was looking to the reward first corinthians speaks of this hope we have when it says
if we have hoped in messiah in this life alone we are to be pitied more than all people
but now messiah has been raised from the dead the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep paul
continues to tell how we will also be resurrected with yeshua when this corruptible will have put on
incorruptibility and this mortal will have put on immortality what a treasure in itself immortality
isn't that what indiana jones was about these rich explorers taking advantage of indiana to
find the holy grail and live forever it's a story as old as time but you won't find it in a
special cup or a fountain hidden in an ancient amazonian jungle it's found in yeshua giving
your heart and life to him he is the greatest treasure of all our life on earth is temporary
and we can and must focus on what is permanent which is our place in heaven we are to serve god
in him alone giving him our focus and attention when you eat or drink or whatever you do do all to
the glory of god we must replace our desires with his and put every effort into building his kingdom
by loving our neighbor giving to those in need and sharing the greatest treasure we have god's love
yeshua continues and says look at the birds of the ear they do not sow or reap or gather into binds
yet your father in heaven feeds them are you not more valued than they
and which of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life so let's break this down there
are two kinds of concerns the first is a proper concern to provide for oneself and one's family
but the second is a tormenting concern of fearful worry in spite of being a child of
god when foresight degenerates into foreboding and diligent into worry one has entered into the
realm of sinful worry on the other hand david encapsulates the proper posture of trust when
he says i have calmed and quieted my soul like a weaned child with his mother like a ween child
is my soul within me o israel put your hope in adonai from this time forth and forever
god provides for us all we need and we give thanks to him for each day and opportunity
he provides but we still have to go to work budget our money and make smart investments and purchases
the difference for us is we can trust god no matter the situation
because our focus is not gathering wealth and power in our own strength and in our own
use but on god to provide each opportunity and care for all our needs so for example
if we get fired from work unexpectedly it might be frustrating and even scary
but we trust god that he cares for us even more than the birds or flowers and because he cares
we can still praise him even in a difficult situation if bill gates came to you and said
don't worry about your kid's college fund i'll handle it and writes your son into his legal will
you wouldn't go create your own savings account just in case bill runs out of cash when god tells
us not to worry about tomorrow we can trust him we don't need to worry because he is the
one who holds the universe together in his hands loves us and has an amazing plan for your life