People treasure all sorts of things.  To treasure something is to give it value.  The thing may have no value to someone else, in fact, to invert the common saying, "One man's treasure may be another man's junk."  Little kids treasure blankets, stuffed animals, toy cars and even rocks and sticks at times.  As adults we treasure things that are not things.  For example, we treasure reputation, image, work, winning etc.  "To treasure is human", it is normal.  In the same way that we long for approval, we treasure things.  What I mean by that is that longing for approval is not evil but from whom do we desire this approval?  What will we do to have it?  Seeking approval, even praise from God is legitimate and should be at the core of our motive.  It is okay to treasure things, in fact we were "wired" to treasure.  But what we treasure is the key.  If we treasure things that fall apart, break down or get stolen then we will be sad because we had our heart "set on those things."  However, if we treasure the things that are eternal and cannot be taken away then we are working on a long term plan for happiness.  This is what Jesus wants for us.   We'll be alive in the next life longer than we are alive in this life.  How are we preparing for the next one?  Are we storing up treasure in Heaven?  There are a number of places in the word that tell us how but ultimately there is no list.  If there was a list we'd check it off and get on to other things.  What we need is a mindset. We need to set our minds on things above where Christ is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.  THEN, we'll be so heavenly minded we'll finally be of some earthly good :-).  Our text for Sunday: Matthew 6:19-24.