While the tragic backstory of Kratos, the titular character from Sony’s “God of War” series, is a fictional account of a video game character, it also serves as a cautionary tale of the dangers of placing the pursuit of your personal goals for fame, glory and success above your number one priority… in Kratos’s case, his family. Kratos sold his soul to achieve success on the battlefield, but the conquests that he prioritized over those he cared about the most caused him to lose the very thing he was fighting for. All the emotions that defined him… rage, pain, frustration, and the path of destruction that followed all started with Kratos failing to prioritize what mattered the most, and by placing the achievement of his own ambitions on the throne of his life, he exchanged a very temporary gain for a lifetime of pain.

Our priorities in life aren’t defined by what we say, but by what we do and the order in which we pursue them… our heart follows our treasure, not the other way around. When we place the Lord on the throne of our heart and His will at the center of all of our decisions, He guides us on the proper alignment of our faith, family, and other pursuits… but that doesn’t mean we will find the treasure we were seeking. It means we will finally understand where the real treasure is truly found, both in this life and into eternity.

Then He came to Capernaum. And when He was in the house He asked them, “What was it you disputed among yourselves on the road?” But they kept silent, for on the road they had disputed among themselves who would be the greatest. And He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.” Mark 9:33-35

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

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew 6:33

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