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God desires that we would
Seek Him First
above all else.
meaning, and satisfaction.
We are much more engaged with spiritual
and eternal matters when we seek the Kingdom
of God first... rather than earthly goods that
will fade away in the end.
We must, intentionally,
make God our top
priority,
if we want to seek life and true personal
freedom for ourselves.
God created us with a "Spiritual need"
that goes far beyond material possessions.
Whatever energy we allow to control our
hearts and minds will influence our decisions
and shape our lives.
It is critical that we seek God first and foremost
with all of our hearts. We will never be pleased
or fulfilled in life unless we experience the joy
and peace of God and God alone. Although this
world's transient pleasures can be obtained, only
God and His eternal love can fill the deep holes
in the heart and spirit.
According to Scripture,
God wants to fill our voids.
Psalm 145:16
The need to find significance in life is a
Spiritual yearning that God created us with.
It is when we connect to the
Power Source
and live in agreement with God's purpose for
us, our bodies, souls, and spirits will find
meaning and fulfillment.
The hunger and thirst for God is at the very
root of our being.
God is of greater value
than all the world's riches.
Jesus said to His followers...
"Seek First the Kingdom of God"
in His Sermon on the Mount.
Matthew 6:33
"The Kingdom of God"
was the primary subject of Jesus'
Sermon on the Mount.
In Jesus' Sermon on the Mount,
Jesus taught some of the most
profound principles of living.
One of these was:
"Seek first the kingdom of God
and His righteousness."
Matthew 6:33
Jesus taught that our focus should be
away from this world, its status, and its lying
allurements... and placed upon the things of
God’s kingdom.
In essence, Jesus was cautioning us
not to worry about these human concerns
and to instead place our greatest priority on
seeking God’s Kingdom.
Scripture is overflowing with the message of
seeking God first. There are numerous
passages that are essentially invitations for us to...
"Pursue the things of God."
God's Word repeatedly calls us to
seek God, and seek God's presence...
continually.
To seek God is a gift
from God.
God has unlimited blessings
for us to experience as we seek
Him with our whole heart.
which we were and are pursuing
(as long as they are in His Will).
To seek God first means...
fixing and focusing our mind's
attention on God's direction,
wisdom, and perspective.
desiring an intimate personal
relationship with God, or
seeking to develop an intimate
relationship with God.
To seek God and God's Kingdom
First is to have a hungering desire
to bring our hearts into
subjection to the Will of God
and live according to God’s design,
not to seek after things.
Seeking God and God's
Kingdom first
means...
*God has precedence in our lives.
*We become increasingly absorbed
with God, prioritizing the things
of God over the things of this
world.
To seek God and God's Kingdom
first is to have a constant need
for God, to thirst, continuously
for God, knowing that only God
can quench our thirst and
fill the vacuum in our lives.
First place means first place.
It means giving precedence, priority and
preeminence to seeking the kingdom of God.
To seek first the Kingdom of God
entails, seeking God's presence, being in God's
presence, and directing our affections toward God.
To seek God means to, studiously,
value God so much... that we,
purposefully, seek to know God.
We, purposefully, draw closer to God, we,
passionately, walk with God,we are growing
deeper in intimacy with God, and we, deliberately,
keep God first in all
of our affairs.
According to James 4:8; 2:23, we fill our Spiritual
need by drawing close to God, and God will draw
close to us.
Drawing nearer to God makes all the difference.
The experience is sweet, more intimate and more
satisfying. It causes us to experience the sweetness of
God's reality in special ways.
We can speak with God and we tend to pour
out our hearts like water before God. As we
draw nearer to God, there is a very special
lightness and joy, unspeakable, in our hearts.
God’s kingdom must be pursued
every day, and at every instant.
God's presence is all around us, and we don't
have to go out there, traveling somewhere else
to find God. We can turn within, since
God's Spirit resides within those who believe
in Him, and draw near to God and experience a
heightening and deepening of God's presence
in our lives.
We assign our attention
to what we deeply value.
To seek God and God's Kingdom first means...
not to seek after things, but to have a hungering
desire to bring our hearts into submission to the
Will of God and live according to God’s design.
To seek God’s kingdom is to
submit to God's rule over
every area of our life.
God’s kingdom and righteousness
should be our highest goal.
If we prioritize God's business—seeking
redemption, living in service to Him, and
sharing the good news of the kingdom with
others—then God will, as He promised, take
care of ours.
Many individuals go through life without ever
thinking about life or what it means to them.
We will never be satisfied or fulfilled in life until
we experience the joy of God and God alone.
In order for us to gain
clarity, let us slow down,
step back, and think
carefully about our
goals and the decisions
we make.
Who or what dominates
our thoughts and
affections?
What desires are driving
our decisions?
Anything into which we give an excessive amount
of time, energy, attention, or money might usurp
God's rightful place in our lives. Anything we
allow to have control over us has the potential to
become a god to us.
Things move quickly in our fallen,
ever-changing world, and many feel they
should be doing more, staying busy, and
always hurrying. It's easy to become
overwhelmed by appointments, deadlines,
distractions, and seemingly insurmountable
obstacles. Things which should matter the
most are mismanaged and treated as if
they matter least.
Many people are being burned out as a result
of their refusal to slow down. For some,
deciding between world issues and setting
priorities in the proper sequence is challenging.
Distractions make it difficult to connect with
God. Stillness and spiritual focus might be
difficult to achieve with so much going on in
our lives.
For some, deciding between world issues
and setting priorities in the proper sequence is
challenging.
Toxic programming devices and/or other
sources of distraction are vying for our
attention. Sad to say, some have been able
to gain first position in many lives.
The average person spends between fifteen
and forty hours each week viewing worldly...
seductive shows, with blatant and ofttimes
subliminal messages, that pollute minds and
spirits... luring unsuspecting persons astray.
Many people waste hours on social media,
listening to the radio, reading newspapers
and periodicals that aren't edifying in any
manner.
Our spiritual life can be hijacked when
our time is occupied by devices and a
never-ending list of activities. It's a formula
for losing our way, which could lead to a cycle
of pain, leaving us exhausted, stressed, and
time poor.
Distractions are all
around us!
Distractions come in many forms. We should be
mindful and not allow our busyness or others to
become of more value or more of a priority than
our relationship with God.
Distractions can make it difficult
to connect with God.
With so much going on in our lives, stillness and
spiritual focus could become difficult to achieve.
Many struggle to develop a deep, meaningful
connection with God in this day of constant
news, technology, devices, schedules, and activities.
In the midst of the myriad of things that cloud our
brains, we can neglect to stay connected to God.
With so many activities, pursuits, demands,
temptations, and distractions clamoring for our
attention, affection, and attention, it's easy to lose
sight of what their priorities in life should be.
We often battle with distractions and a lack
of spiritual focus when it comes to listening to
God. As a result, we can grow estranged from
God and one another, as well as disillusioned
with life in general.
Identifying our primary distractions is the
first step in increasing spiritual focus. Take
some time to think about what hinders us
from being spiritually focused and having
a close connection with God.
Enjoying the best life possible is not about
our corrupt passions or getting more.
The more we strive to improve our lives by
chasing our own goals, the more those urges
will spiral out of control, resulting in unhealthy,
disheartening degradation, and downfall.
Enjoying the best life is determined by...
Who or what we allow to control our lives .
One might find themselves accomplishing
so much; yet, finding less meaning in their
pursuits. Some people have attained their
aspirations of riches, love, and pleasure, yet
there is still a profound void, a vacuum, and
an emptiness that no created things can satisfy.
Only God Himself has the power to fill the
unfathomable gulf.
While it is critical to keep our objectives in
mind and work hard to achieve them, we also
need time away to...
"Be Still and know."
"Be still and realize what you're doing."
"Being still" is a simple activity that might help
to calm the mind. We may hear from God, break
cycles, tear down and take power over spiritual
strongholds, reclaim our feeling of agency, and
obtain better insight to help identify and reveal our
genuine purpose when our minds are quiet.
Having a deep and personal relationship
with God should be our number one goal in
life. God should be involved in every facet of
our lives. Rather than looking to others for
answers, God is all knowing...
let us look to God.
Why be so engaged in the world's mundane
allurements?
Why not turn within?
Within us is a gold mine... an
abundance of love lies within us.
Our time on earth, if the truth be known, is
incredibly brief. Every day, our first goal
should be to... pursue God and His Kingdom
with all of our heart and soul.
Time is running out.
Now is the time to use our sound judgment.
It's pointless to be obsessed with seeking the
"American Dream" and selfish lifestyles while
ignoring God and His kingdom.
After God's
justice is
poured out
on the
universe, the
Kingdom of
God will be
the only
thing left
standing.
If we fail in preparing to meet
God, though we succeed in
everything else, our lives will
still be void.
the consequence is nothingness.
There are those who are prone
to seeking everything and everyone,
with the exception of God.
Some people seek to fill a hole with no bottom.
They are be oblivious to the fact that things
cannot satisfy inner longings.
They continue to be untruthful to themselves
and are convinced that enough is never enough.
Some people have restless hearts. They crave
for whatever their eyes want. They work
themselves to exhaustion trying to grow richer.
Some feel the urgent need to fill their lives with:
*more physical pleasure,
They still come up empty.
They totally ignore their inner black hole...
their inner voids...
their inner longings.
When there is no hunger and thirst for God,
it is a sure indicator that something has
gone awry Spiritually.
It is a clear indicator that something has gone
horribly awry spiritually when there is no desire
or need for God.
God created us with a "Spiritual need" that
goes far beyond material possessions. Spiritual
beings are similar to empty earthen vessels
that God wishes to fill with Himself. We can
better express God if God is our sole Content.
We were created to walk and live in a personal
relationship with our Creator, God, to fulfill
God's purpose.
Genesis 2:7
a helplessness in the heart of each of us... that
only God can fill.
To break exhaustive cycles and overcome
the pressures of life, let us, quietly,
seek God's presence.
Let us direct our minds and hearts toward
God in all our experiences.
When we pursue God first... the thought of
pleasing God becomes very important to us.
God becomes the center
of what we are and desire to be.
The more we seek God, learn about God, understand
God, appreciate God, and walk in God's Way and Will...
the richer and fuller our relationship with God
becomes.
According to Scripture...
the Kingdom of God is of much greater value...
than all the world’s treasures, and those who have it...
are the wealthiest people on earth!
To seek God and find God is to
find what is missing.
God should be at the center of what we are
and desire to be. All other beings and doings
will find their position as a result.
King Solomon, had everything that people thought
should have made him happy. He was one of the
richest men who ever lived. Solomon is described
in the Bible as the wisest, richest and most powerful
of men, wrote of his efforts to taste of everything
life had to offer.
He was king of Israel at a time when they enjoyed
the greatest prosperity in history. He had the power
of life and death over his subjects.
God called him the wisest man in all the world.
He asked God for wisdom, and God gave it to him.
His fame was known in all the nations. He wrote many
proverbs and songs.
Solomon's pursuit of pleasure and amusement
were tested. He tested the theory many live under
today; that the meaning of life is found in more
and varied pleasures, entertainment, and
excitement. He sampled wisdom, amusement,
and pleasure of the world. He denied himself...
nothing.
He searched in his heart how to gratify his flesh
with wine, pleasure and folly; he built himself
beautiful palaces, gardens, orchards, vineyards
with all kinds of fruit trees in them.
He made himself water pools. He acquired
female servants and maidens, and gathered for
himself silver and gold. He even acquired male
and female singers, had musical instruments of
all kinds. He had wives, concubines and harems.
Solomon tried to give life meaning through the
satisfaction that comes through being wise,
amassing great riches, and being accomplished.
His accomplishments lifted him to great
prominence. He was a great builder, he
improved the environment, and had many
possessions. He became great and excelled
more than all who came before him. He had
whatever fame could bring to life. Whatever his
eyes desired, and every pleasure of his heart...
he did not keep it from himself.
Solomon was the wisest man of
all, but made the worst use of his
wisdom.
When life is not productive, it becomes joyless.
Solomon was successful in every way the
world might think a man could be successful.
He had wealth, wisdom, riches, and honor.
He was more intelligent than any one on earth.
He was the best ruler on earth. He did great
works of construction, unparalleled in history,
and wrote books. However, at the end of it all...
he found his life and works to be... total
emptiness.
As Solomon walked in sin and adultery,
his wealth was destroyed. Ultimately, God
uses wealth to lift up some and bring down
others, all of which is part of His protection
of His own. Solomon had everything his fame
and fortune could buy, but his life was robbed
of true meaning.
The poorest person is not
the one without money, but
the one without God.
Solomon examined his life lived in
pleasure and concluded:
“Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
It was all vanity; meaningless.
It was striving after the wind.
There was no enduring, eternal sense in a life
lived for worldly pleasure and accomplishments.
Thus, I surveyed all that my hands had done
and what I labored to achieve, everything was
meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing
was gained under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:11
Worldly success didn't
give Solomon joy.
He finally realized that drawing closer to God,
worship and service of God and God alone,
finding true fulfillment in the worship
and service of God and God alone
filled the voids in his life.
Proverbs 23:4-5
Unless our lives are useful
for God,
we have only labored in vain.
May we keep away from anything
that might take God's place in our hearts.
Let us intentionally keep God high and
lifted up... forever as our top priority
and our highest aim.
One of the biggest obstacles to crying out to and
seeking God is the infection of pride.
Some are notorious for exalting their way of doing
things above God's ways. They become prideful in
all of their accomplishments and possessions.
Therefore, humility is essential to seeking God.
The more we humbly and diligently seek God
with all our heart and with all our soul...
the more our desires become God's desires.
Pride’s family of behaviors includes conceit, vanity,
self-importance, self-righteousness, boasting,
egocentricity, narcissism, pompousness, snobbery,
self-glory, selfish ambition, arrogance, superiority,
judgmental, haughty, spiteful, opinionated, and
impatience.
These are not from the Father,
but are from the world.
Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.
Instead, fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
Proverbs 3:7
What sorrow for those who are wise in their
own eyes and think themselves so clever.
Isaiah 5:21
Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or
conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem
others better than himself. Let each of you look
out not only for his own interests, but also for the
interest of others.
Philippians 2:3-4
True humility and fear of the LORD lead to riches,
honor, and long life.
Proverbs 22:4
You have been deceived by your own pride.
Obadiah 1:3
Those who walk in pride, God is able to humble.
Daniel 4:37
Pride ends in humiliation.
Proverbs 29:23
Pride goes before destruction.
Proverbs 16:18
A fool’s proud talk becomes a rod that beats him.
Proverbs 14:3
Pride leads to conflict.
Proverbs 13:10
When pride comes, then comes dishonor.
Proverbs 11:2
For the sins of their mouths, for the words
of their lips, let them be caught in their pride.
Psalm 59:12
In his pride the wicked does not seek God;
in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
Psalm 10:4
I, God, will break your proud spirit.
Leviticus 26:19
By natural rationalization, humanity can know
God with certitude, based on the evidence of
His works.
The heavens are telling the glory of God.
Psalm 119:1
God reveals Himself to us through His Word.
God's Word keeps us, leads us and speaks to us.
God shows Himself to humanity in the evidences
of His grace and mercy.
God fully reveals Himself to us in Jesus.
Seeking God is the conscious effort to get through
the natural means... to God Himself.
One must, constantly, set their minds toward
God in all their experiences.
“But seek first the Kingdom of God
and His righteousness, and all these things
will be added to you.”
Matthew 10:38-39
God is described in the Bible as the only God
and the Creator of all things.
Deuteronomy 6:4
We worship God because He is
first and worthy.
God is above all heavenly rulers,
power and authority.
God is the almighty Creator of
the heavens, the earth, the sun,
and all living things, and God
alone... is worthy of the number
one position in our lives.
God loves to love us. We were created to know God.
The more we walk with God and mature in our
relationship with God... the more we will hunger
and thirst to seek God, delight ourselves in God,
depend on God, talk with God, listen to God,
run to God, and worship God and God alone.
God does not want us to place anything before
Him, and rightfully so!
God wants us to let Him be God in our lives!
When we seek God first in our daily pursuits,
If we decide we want to experience a richer life...
we will have to make our relationship with
God...
first in our lives.
When we put God ahead of everyone else
in our lives, then everything else will freely
fall into place... or drop out of our lives.
Our lives will change tremendously when we truly put
God first and set our mind's attention and our heart's
affection on God and God alone.
Seeking God must always be our first priority.
In seeking God comfort and provision, peace and
protection, guidance, direction, and wisdom
will be added. The Bible says as we seek God
we will not lack any good thing.
We will seek God and find God
when we seek God with all our heart.
When we are in right relationship
with God, our souls are satisfied.
When our hearts are aligned with the heart of God,
and our souls sincerely desire to please God,
we will desire to spend time with God
and walk in His Will.
When our hearts are aligned with the heart of God...
we will want to listen to God
and follow through with obedient behavior.
When we put God first,
“Casting the whole of our care (all our anxieties,
all our worries, all our concerns, once and for all)
on God, for God cares for us affectionately
and cares about us watchfully.”
1 Peter 5:7
Jeremiah 29:13-14 says,
"You will seek Me and find Me,
when you seek Me with all
your heart."
"I will be found by you,"
declares God."
God asks us to seek Him.
The greatest treasure of
seeking God is the promise that
we will find God.
Indeed... to seek God first... is a wise and
righteous thing to do. The life that pleases God
bears wonderful fruit.
Seeking God is an ongoing
process.
Set your minds on things that are above,
not on things that are on earth.
Colossians 3:1–2
As we seek God's direction for our lives...
we can have the certainty necessary to keep,
in perspective, the wonder-working power
of Almighty God over our lives.
*A priority is a thing that is regarded as more
important than another.
*Priority means superiority in rank, position,
or privilege.
Whatever has first place in our life will
drive our decisions and shape our future.
Priorities determine how we use our time
and what we choose to put in first place.
The key to having God's love, peace and joy
in our lives... is keeping God in His rightful place
in our priorities.
Seeking God must always be
our first priority.
We are to seek the things of God as a priority
over the things of the world.
It is imperative that we establish godly priorities
and make choices in light of those priorities.
We know that when our godly priorities
are in the right order... all other entities find
their proper place as a result.
My eyes are ever on the Lord,
for only He will release my feet from the snare.
Psalm 25:15
Once we understand the Spiritual dangers we face,
on a daily basis, we will focus more on God
and seek God's Way, Will, and God's Perfect Timing.
When we are focused on the One Who has control
over everything, even in the midst of storms and
disappointments, we will have greater stability,
direction, kindness, gentleness, faithfulness, patience,
goodness, love, joy, self-control, and inner peace.
But whatever kind of environment we find
ourselves in... whether it is unshakeable, fortified,
solid, immoveable or shakeable, and insecure...
the Word of God is the same.
AS God's people, we are to have the Spiritual
and the eternal... as our primary focus.
Both the Old and New Testaments say it is a
“Setting of the mind and heart” on God.
It is the conscious fixing or focusing of our
mind’s attention and our heart’s affection
on God.
Now set your mind and heart
to seek the Lord your God.
1 Chronicles 22:19
When we consciously fix our focus on God ...
we become sensitive to God’s still small voice
and can be obedient to the changes
He wants to make in us.
“Seek Me and live;
invest in things that are related to
the Kingdom of Christ.
The Bible says as we seek the Lord
we will not lack any good thing.
It means putting Christ and the things of the
Spirit first in our lives.
When our focus is solidly fixed on God...
we will not get caught up or overwhelmed by
the circumstances surrounding us.
When we are intently focused on God...
we will not spend our time worrying
about worldly concerns; instead, our greatest
priority and focal point will be on seeking
Some people encounter difficulty and forget God.
They fail to remember God. They forget Who God
really is.
God is unbeatable, holy, our
shield, unmatched, and never
changes.
God desires that we would
seek Him first, above all else.
Many tend to run from God instead of running
to God. Some will run to other people before
talking to God. Then, when they are not given
the answers they want to hear and they are
facing the eleventh hour... God then becomes
their after-thought... or their last resort.
If God is not in the
we don't need to take
another step.
When God is in the forefront, the problem
is in the shadow.
We need to remember that...
God is... Who He said He is,
and we are His.
We need to remember His faithfulness
throughout all generations.
*May we highly exalt God
to the highest and most
rightful place in our lives.
*May we strive after, put, and keep
God, His Kingdom and His
righteousness in first place.
*Let us make sure that our focus
is on God and God alone.
*May we prioritize our lives and
always put God in the forefront
and center of everything we do!
*May we make our relationship
with God... our top priority.
God calls us to relish ceaseless consciousness
of His Supreme Greatness, Beauty, and Worth.
May we, intentionally, seek God
first, last, and moment by moment.
To seek God first is to, willfully, fix and focus
our mind's attention on God's direction,
wisdom, and perspective.
May we, consciously, keep
God first.
Let us keep the most important
and beneficial first thing... first.
As we keep God in the forefront... we will
encounter God's divine symphony! Everything
else in our lives will begin to line up and work out.
In keeping God first we will have more than
enough to cover all of our daily needs.
We will be able to witness the supernatural.
God will direct, provide, protect, calm, help us,
and keep us from anxiety, as Jesus described in...
Matthew 6:26:
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or
reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly
Father feeds them.
Are you not much more valuable than they?
Knowing God is a privilege.
God is the Giver of life.
1 Timothy 6:13; John 10:10
God is the great I AM.
Exodus 3:14
God calls us to enjoy continual consciousness of
His personal character, His Supreme Greatness,
Beauty, and Worth.
May we keep our eyes and hearts fixed on the beauty,
promises, and love of God. This will awaken us to the
seriousness of living inwardly... pursuing God's way,
and allowing God to take His rightful place
in our hearts and affairs.
God desires to be first in our lives.
Everything is to be directed to God
and we give God priority over
everything else.
Putting God first is realizing that
as we live to please God, we will
have inner joy... unspeakable joy,
and our peace will increase.
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