In this episode of Seeking with Shari, “Relax Your Grip… and Find the Treasure,” Shari asks a challenging question: Are you holding on to something so tightly that your fingernails are digging into your own palms? Sharing a deeply moving story from her youth—when she was prompted to sacrifice her most prized possession, a state-of-the-art engineering calculator given by her father, during a church offering—she illustrates the profound freedom of letting go. She challenges us to unclench our fists and offer our tightly held worldly treasures to God, proving that what He gives back from His kingdom is always far greater.
Through her message and these powerful scriptures, she highlights the beautiful exchange of surrendering to God:
- Matthew 13:44-46 – Through the parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price, Jesus teaches that the kingdom of heaven is so overwhelmingly valuable that it is worth joyfully giving up everything else we own to obtain it.
- Matthew 10:39 – “Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.” This verse beautifully underscores the episode’s theme: true spiritual wealth and life are found only when we relax our grip on the things we are desperately trying to control.
Videos:
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/EaNucn-_Y48
- Rumble: https://rumble.com/v799jz8-relax-your-grip…-and-find-the-treasure.html
If you are exhausted from holding onto a specific desire, struggling to trust God with your future, or sensing that He is asking you to surrender something you value, this episode is for you. Tune in for encouragement, inspiration, and a powerful reminder that you cannot out-give God.