Day 1 — What Has a Hold on You?
Scripture: Matthew 6:21
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
We live in a world full of obsessions. Some are harmless—sports teams, hobbies, favorite shows. Others quietly take over our lives—money, drama, success, control. Obsession isn’t always loud or obnoxious. Often it’s subtle. It’s simply whatever continually occupies our thoughts, shapes our decisions, and captures our affection.
The hard truth is this: everyone is obsessed with something. The question isn’t if you’re obsessed, but with what.
Jesus doesn’t shy away from this reality. He knows that whatever we treasure most will shape us most. What we love deeply, we follow closely.
Reflect:
•What do you think about most when your mind is free?
•What do you talk about most naturally?
•What does your calendar reveal about what you treasure?
Prayer:
Jesus, help me see clearly what has my attention and affection. Show me what is shaping my heart.
Day 2 — The Pearl of Great Price
Scripture: Matthew 13:44–46
Jesus describes the Kingdom of Heaven as a treasure and a pearl—something so valuable that it reorders everything else. Notice what He does not say. The Kingdom is not an addition. Not a bonus. Not something tucked neatly alongside everything else.
The man sells everything—not out of obligation, but out of joy.
Jesus is not interested in being part of your collection. He is inviting you to center your entire life around Him. The Kingdom doesn’t fit into our lives; it reshapes them.
Reflect:
•If Jesus is honest, what might He say you’ve added Him alongside instead of building your life around?
•What would it cost you for Jesus to truly be your Pearl?
Prayer:
Jesus, I confess that I often want You as an addition instead of my treasure. Help me see Your worth clearly.
Day 3 — Leaving the Nets
Scripture: Mark 1:16–20
The first disciples didn’t follow Jesus casually. They left nets, boats, family expectations, and financial security. Their response was immediate, decisive, and costly.
We don’t all walk away from our jobs or families, but the call to follow Jesus is just as all-encompassing today. The question is no longer what we leave, but how deeply we let Jesus reorient everything we keep.
Obsession with Jesus is not about externals—it’s about allegiance.
Reflect:
•What “nets” still feel hard to loosen your grip on?
•What would obedience look like at your age, stage, and place in life?
Prayer:
Jesus, give me the courage to follow You fully, not halfway. Help me trust You with what I hold tightly.
Day 4 — Cultivating Holy Hunger
Scripture: Matthew 6:16–18
No one becomes obsessed with Jesus on accident. Deep desire is cultivated through intentional practices. Prayer, Scripture, fasting, Sabbath, generosity—these aren’t religious hoops. They are means of grace that train our hearts to hunger for God.
Fasting, especially, reminds us that our deepest needs are not met by consumption, comfort, or control—but by God Himself. When we deny ourselves, we make space to desire Him more.
Hunger reveals what we want most.
Reflect:
•What practices currently shape your desires?
•How might fasting or another spiritual discipline help re-center your hunger?
Prayer:
God, awaken a deeper hunger for You in me. Teach me to desire what truly satisfies.
Day 5 — Will One Thing
Scripture: Psalm 27:4
“One thing I ask from the Lord… to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.”
Søren Kierkegaard prayed for a life that “wills only one thing.” Not a divided heart. Not a distracted devotion. One thing.
That is the vision: a life so oriented around Jesus that only a radical word like obsessed makes sense. Not obnoxious. Not performative. But deeply rooted, quietly faithful, and unmistakably centered on Him.
We won’t live this perfectly. But we can live it intentionally. Over time, what we desire to be and who we actually are can become one and the same.
Reflect:
•If you were honest, what is the one thing your life currently wills?
•What would it look like for Jesus to become that one thing?
Prayer:
Jesus, be my treasure. Be my pearl of great price. Shape my life until You are my one thing.
Scripture: Matthew 6:21
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
We live in a world full of obsessions. Some are harmless—sports teams, hobbies, favorite shows. Others quietly take over our lives—money, drama, success, control. Obsession isn’t always loud or obnoxious. Often it’s subtle. It’s simply whatever continually occupies our thoughts, shapes our decisions, and captures our affection.
The hard truth is this: everyone is obsessed with something. The question isn’t if you’re obsessed, but with what.
Jesus doesn’t shy away from this reality. He knows that whatever we treasure most will shape us most. What we love deeply, we follow closely.
Reflect:
•What do you think about most when your mind is free?
•What do you talk about most naturally?
•What does your calendar reveal about what you treasure?
Prayer:
Jesus, help me see clearly what has my attention and affection. Show me what is shaping my heart.
Day 2 — The Pearl of Great Price
Scripture: Matthew 13:44–46
Jesus describes the Kingdom of Heaven as a treasure and a pearl—something so valuable that it reorders everything else. Notice what He does not say. The Kingdom is not an addition. Not a bonus. Not something tucked neatly alongside everything else.
The man sells everything—not out of obligation, but out of joy.
Jesus is not interested in being part of your collection. He is inviting you to center your entire life around Him. The Kingdom doesn’t fit into our lives; it reshapes them.
Reflect:
•If Jesus is honest, what might He say you’ve added Him alongside instead of building your life around?
•What would it cost you for Jesus to truly be your Pearl?
Prayer:
Jesus, I confess that I often want You as an addition instead of my treasure. Help me see Your worth clearly.
Day 3 — Leaving the Nets
Scripture: Mark 1:16–20
The first disciples didn’t follow Jesus casually. They left nets, boats, family expectations, and financial security. Their response was immediate, decisive, and costly.
We don’t all walk away from our jobs or families, but the call to follow Jesus is just as all-encompassing today. The question is no longer what we leave, but how deeply we let Jesus reorient everything we keep.
Obsession with Jesus is not about externals—it’s about allegiance.
Reflect:
•What “nets” still feel hard to loosen your grip on?
•What would obedience look like at your age, stage, and place in life?
Prayer:
Jesus, give me the courage to follow You fully, not halfway. Help me trust You with what I hold tightly.
Day 4 — Cultivating Holy Hunger
Scripture: Matthew 6:16–18
No one becomes obsessed with Jesus on accident. Deep desire is cultivated through intentional practices. Prayer, Scripture, fasting, Sabbath, generosity—these aren’t religious hoops. They are means of grace that train our hearts to hunger for God.
Fasting, especially, reminds us that our deepest needs are not met by consumption, comfort, or control—but by God Himself. When we deny ourselves, we make space to desire Him more.
Hunger reveals what we want most.
Reflect:
•What practices currently shape your desires?
•How might fasting or another spiritual discipline help re-center your hunger?
Prayer:
God, awaken a deeper hunger for You in me. Teach me to desire what truly satisfies.
Day 5 — Will One Thing
Scripture: Psalm 27:4
“One thing I ask from the Lord… to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.”
Søren Kierkegaard prayed for a life that “wills only one thing.” Not a divided heart. Not a distracted devotion. One thing.
That is the vision: a life so oriented around Jesus that only a radical word like obsessed makes sense. Not obnoxious. Not performative. But deeply rooted, quietly faithful, and unmistakably centered on Him.
We won’t live this perfectly. But we can live it intentionally. Over time, what we desire to be and who we actually are can become one and the same.
Reflect:
•If you were honest, what is the one thing your life currently wills?
•What would it look like for Jesus to become that one thing?
Prayer:
Jesus, be my treasure. Be my pearl of great price. Shape my life until You are my one thing.
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