How Rich We Are

This is taken from a book I'm (Heather) going through called "The Unsearchable Riches of Christ," by Wayne Taylor:

-Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.- Ephesians 1:3


A sad but true story involves a man named Stanley William Walker, who was the son of a wealthy British ship builder. Stanley moved to Chicago, removing himself from contact with his father and family. He fell on hard times and became a homeless alcoholic on Chicago's Skid Row, living on the streets and begging for wine money so he could remain drunk.
After a while, his father died and left Stanley millions of dollars in inheritance. The authorities tried to locate him, but couldn't find him. Then one day, years later, on a cold Chicago night, he was found in a doorway lying next to a cheap bottle of wine, frozen to death. What a tragic story. Stanley never realized his fortune because he never found out about it. He was an heir to millions, but he lived as a beggar drinking cheap wine on dirty streets.
Many children of God are also living as spiritual beggars, groveling in sin and discouragement, seeking pleasure from the cheap wine of this world, not knowing they are heirs with Christ. God wants to give them rich, vintage Holy Spirit wine, which comes from a life of encouragement and purpose in fellowship with Jesus Christ and His people. Our first step is to grab onto that fact and believe it with all our hearts.
Where is it? It is in the heavenly places in Christ. God wants us to lift our eyes from earthly circumstances and the material things of this world and look up to Jesus. God's riches are not found in worldly possessions. God can and does provide earthly things for us, but that's not what we're talking about here. The things of Christ that deeply satisfy are found in seeking first the kingdom of God (Matthew 6:33) and in setting our minds on the things above, not on the things below (Colossians 3:2).
Everything He wants to give us comes through our relationship and fellowship with Jesus Christ. Make this relationship number one in your life. Make it central in every circumstance-your marriage, your finances, your job, your parenting-let Jesus be the center.