In reading the Book of Mormon this morning, I read where the people of Limhi placed their hearts on riches. If I can remember correctly, the mind is where the reasoning power is, and the heart is where the feeling part is. So to place one's heart on riches or money, that means that the feeling part of us is always thinking about money? But our heart doesn't think, it feels. So which is it?
As a man thinketh, so is he. But as a man feeleth, so is he. Maybe we are just splitting hairs and both mean the same thing. When someone puts their heart on riches, or money, I guess it isn't a good thing for that is when the Lamanites came upon them and they were massacred, they were put into bondage. So I guess that putting one's mind on money, he will be always thinking about it, working toward it, having money dictate decisions based upon the monetary aspect of the decision.
If one places his heart on money, then I would assume that love, compassion, charity, caring for another would take a back seat for those are heart felt traits, and if someone is feeling money, they have no place for compassion, service, nor Spirituality.
So I would suggest that where we put our heart will dictate whether we are God's children and becoming like Him, loving service, enjoying our calling, and dedicated to the work. If our heart is somewhere else, then our whole soul is concerned with monetary decisions, thoughts, advancing, and enter that ugly thing we have been counselled against, pride.
My mind and heart needs to be set upon our mission, our goals, our dreams, working toward that end, and if it is, then money cannot get in the way, or at least shouldn't, right? Tis a good lesson to write in my heart.
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