Summarizing the Values Driven Heart
Our journey for the past 16 weeks has been about the values of the heart and its impact on culture. Here are three points to summarize the series:
1. Values drive the hearts of people. They are what fill up our so-called “boxcars” while we are here on earth. They make us see what others can’t, and vice versa. We are wired for values.
2. The hierarchy of our values is the basis of all our priorities and decisions. Jesus revealed that mankind has been affected by six values, namely: God, money, life, health, food, and things. Though values overlap at times, the one value that will never changed is God’s position at the top of the hierarchy.
3. Values are the raw materials to creating “what people do without thinking” or in short, culture. The right set of values can reign and positively affect culture if we, the disciples of Christ, put a premium on stewardship, excellence, and the time and seasons. Values should also be able to produce tangible practices in order to change the culture around us. This is how we can win the culture wars in the years to come.
At the core of the series are the words of Jesus Christ in Matthew 6:19, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
I want to thank all of you who have read through the whole series. Below is the list of all the articles. You may click on the articles you may have missed and read them. It is also a convenient way to reread any of the articles that you have enjoyed.
My wife, Marie, will start a brand new series next week. Watch out for it.
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