Heart Issues

I just love teaching my Sunday School class of elderly people. The Lord has thereby provided me with much food for growth. Yesterday our lesson was on the rich young ruler in Mark 10. The Lord used this story to teach a number of lessons on money. But it's not all about money. It's also about heart issues. The man was in search of something more than keeping the Law. He had kept the commandments, but knew there was more. Otherwise, why would he have asked? Mark says Jesus loved him. Jesus knew the man wasn't lying, that he was a genuine seeker. Then the Lord put His finger on what was standing in the way of this man't quest for eternal life: money and possessions. The man refused. Jesus didn't go after him. He just let him go. It's not a lifestyle issue. It's a heart issue. The issue could have been something else. But for him, it was money and possessions. What is standing in the way of your walk with Christ?