"I should stop investing in this world and just focus on storing treasures in heaven"
How it sounds in your head: Jesus said don't store up treasures on earth. Maybe I've been too focused on building a business, financial security, or a nice home. Maybe the spiritual thing is to divest, downsize, give it all away, and just focus on souls and eternity. Maybe wanting earthly success is carnal.
"Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy."
-- 1 Timothy 6:17Religious misreading of Matthew 6:19-20 that creates FALSE CHOICE between earthly stewardship and heavenly reward, leading to poverty gospel.
You've heard 'you can't take it with you' sermons for decades, and at 50+ with eternity feeling closer, the enemy twists stewardship into GUILT and provision into CARNALITY.
Abraham was 'very RICH in livestock, in silver, and in gold'—and God called him His friend and the father of faith. His earthly wealth didn't disqualify him; it was PART of the covenant blessing God gave him.
I REFUSE the lie that investing in this world is carnal. IT IS WRITTEN that God gives us RICHLY all things to ENJOY—not to reject, not to feel guilty about, but to ENJOY. He wants me to prosper in all things and be in health. IT IS WRITTEN that I am Abraham's seed, and Abraham was VERY RICH and called God's friend. The BARAK blessing includes wealth, land, influence, and provision—it's COVENANT, and I don't apologize for it. I store treasures in heaven by USING earthly resources for Kingdom purposes. I build. I invest. I prosper. I ENJOY.
The Father isn't watching you build wealth with disappointment—He's running toward you with BLUEPRINTS and BUSINESS PLANS because He wants you RICHLY BLESSED so you can be LAVISHLY GENEROUS. He's not asking you to choose between earth and heaven—He's asking you to steward earth FOR heaven.