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God desires that we would
Seek Him First
above all else.
meaning, and satisfaction.
In seeking the Kingdom of God first...
we are concerning ourselves more with
Spiritual and eternal things... as opposed
to worldly things... which, in the end,
will fade away.
To find life and real personal
freedom for ourselves... we must,
intentionally,
make God our
first priority.
God created us with a “Spiritual need,”
which is far beyond the pursuit of things.
Whatever force we allow to take first place
in our hearts and minds will drive our
decisions and construct our future.
It is extremely imperative for us to
seek God with all our heart,
first.
Until we discover the joy and peace of God and
God alone, we will never be satisfied or fulfilled
in life. Although the temporal things of this
world may be gained... only God and His eternal
love can fill the inner voids in the heart and soul.
According to Scripture,
God wants to fill that void.
Psalm 145:16
The Spiritual need God created us with
includes the desire to find meaning in life.
Our bodies, soul, and Spirit finds meaning
and satisfaction when we connect to the
Power Source
and live in harmony with His purpose for us.
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 means... not to seek after
things, but to have a hungering
desire to bring our hearts into
subjection to the Will of God and
live according to God’s design.
Seeking God and God's
Kingdom first
means...
*God has precedence in our lives.
*We become increasingly absorbed
with God and seek the things of
God as a priority over the things
of the world.
To seek God and God's Kingdom first means...
to thirst, continuously, for God, realizing...
it is God alone Who 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
means,
putting God and the things of
the Spirit first in our lives.
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 near 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 near to God, there is a very special
lightness and joy, unspeakable, in our hearts.
God’s kingdom must be pursued
every day, moment by moment.
God's presence is everywhere, and we don't
need to go somewhere out there to seek His
presence, because God's Spirit lives within
those who believe in Him. But when we
intentionally, turn within and draw near to
God... we realize and experience a stunning
and heightening of the reality of God 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 subjection 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 aim.
Many people live their lives without ever
reflecting on life itself or its meaning for them.
Until we discover the joy of God and God alone,
we will never be satisfied or fulfilled in life.
In order for us to gain
clarity, let us slow down,
step back, and think
meticulously about our
priorities and the choices
we make.
Who or what dominates
our thoughts and
affections?
What desires are governing
our choices?
Anything we invest excessive amounts of time,
thoughts, attention, and money into can take
God's rightful place in our lives. Anything we
allow to take control of us... can become a
god to us.
In this fallen ever changing world, things move
at a rapid pace, and people believe they should
be doing more, staying busy, and constantly
rushing. It is easy to become bombarded
with appointments, deadlines, distractions,
and insurmountable challenges. Those things
which should matter most... are mishandled
and treated as if they matter least.
they do not allow themselves to slow down.
For some, it is difficult to choose between the
affairs of this world and putting priorities in
the right order.
Distractions hinder our ability
to relate to God.
With so much going on in our lives, stillness
and spiritual focus can be a challenge.
The average person spends between fifteen and forty
hours a week watching worldly... enticing programs that
are blatantly and subliminally polluting minds and the
spirit... and leading unsuspecting individuals astray.
Many individuals spend hours on social media, listening
to radio, and/or reading newspapers and magazines that
are in no way... edifying.
Having our time consumed with gadgets and a
litany of activities, with no end, can hijack our
spiritual lives. It is a recipe for losing our way...
which can lead to an impoverished existence...
leaving us overloaded, overwhelmed, 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 hinder our ability
to relate to God.
With so much going on in our lives, stillness
and spiritual focus can be a challenge.
schedules, and activities we struggle to find a
deep, satisfying relationship with God. We fail to
stay connected to God in the myriad of things that
cloud our minds.
and distractions vying for our attention, adoration, and
devotion, one can very easily lose focus on what their
priorities in life should be.
Listening to God is an area where we often struggle
with distraction and lack of spiritual attention. As a
result, we become withdrawn from God as well as from
each other... thereby, becoming disillusioned with life
overall.
The first step to increasing spiritual attention
is identifying our main distractors. Take time
to consider what keeps us from spiritual focus
and intimacy in our relationship with God.
Enjoying the best life possible is not about
our corrupt passions or getting more. The more
we try to make our life better by pursuing our own
desires, the more our desires will spin out of control,
creating unhealthy, disheartening decay and decline
in our lives.
Enjoying the best life is determined by...
Who or what we are allowing
to direct our lives.
One can find themselves doing so much more,
but finding less meaning in their pursuits. Some
have achieved their goals of wealth,
relationships, and pleasure; yet, there is still
a deep void, a vacuum, an emptiness that
cannot be filled by any created things. The
infinite abyss... can only be filled by
God Himself.
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."
The simple exercise of "Being still" helps to quiet
the mind. When the mind is quiet... we can hear
from God, break cycles, tear down and take authority
over spiritual strongholds, regain our sense of agency,
and garner greater insight to help discover and uncover
our true purpose.
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 engrossed by the mundane
allurements of the world?
Why not turn within?
A gold mine... an abundance of
love lies within us.
Our time on earth, if the truth be told, is
incredibly brief. Every day our first priority
should be...
seek God and God's kingdom
with the greatest earnestness and concern.
Time is short. Now is the
time to be wise.
To be laser focused on pursuing the “American Dream”
and selfish lifestyles while neglecting to pursue
God and His kingdom is meaningless.
The Kingdom of
God will be the only
thing left standing
after judgment is
poured out on the
earth.
If we fail in preparing to meet
God, though we succeed in
everything else, our lives will
still be void.
the end result is emptiness.
There are those who are prone
to seek all things and everyone,
with the exception of God.
Some seek to fill a hole with no bottom... not
realizing that things cannot satisfy inner longings.
They remain untrue to themselves and are
convinced that enough is never enough.
There are some with restless hearts. They crave
for whatever their eyes desire. They wear
themselves out trying to get rich and get more.
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 emptiness.
When there is no hunger and thirst for God,
it is a sure indicator that something has
gone awry Spiritually.
God created us with a “Spiritual need,” which is far
beyond the pursuit of things. Spiritual beings are
much like empty earthen containers that God
intends to fill with Himself. With God as our
only Content, we can better express God.
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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