Seek Ye First The Kingdom Of God
The other day, my wife and I were talking about what to eat for lunch and I asked if we had enough money. When I asked the question, I didn't realize what I'd said. I was worried whether or not we'd have enough money. God said don't fear and that's what I'd done. He also said for us to put our trust in Him and I wasn't trusting Him. He said seek first His Kingdom and Righteousness and He'd take care of our food, shelter, and clothing. I rebuked the thoughts of worry and thanked Him for loving us so much.
I know He loves us and I know He will and is taking care of us, because we see it everyday. My wife and I have recently started a business and finances are tight right now, but He's taking care of us. We're trying to thank Him in everything, the good and the bad, especially the bad. I'm sure there've been times when we didn't thank Him, but we're always trying. Here's the thing, He's been taking care of us, we always seem to have what we need; food, shelter, and clothing.
Matt 6:33 says, "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness and all of these things shall be added unto you."
If you read the verses before the above verse, you'll see that "these things" are food, shelter, and clothing. What He's saying is if we put Him first, if we choose to follow His will before ours, He'll take care of the things we need to survive; food, shelter, and clothing. Thank You Father.
Understand, our walk with the Lord isn't perfect, but we are still seeking Him and His Kingdom. He sees our hearts and He knows our intent, if it's true or not. The fact that we have shelter, food, and clothing tells me we're doing something right. Right now, my wife and I are in the best place we've ever been in our lives. We're in a relationship with our Father, we are learning to be intimate with our God through His Son Yeshua. Yes, we still make mistakes, but His love is bigger than our mistakes and His mercy is new everyday. Amen.
God bless
God’s Word is Reliable
The other day, I was reading Jim Martin's blog, A Place for the God Hungry. The article I read was titled "Your Concerns About Money". I enjoyed reading the article and the comments. My first thought was Luke 12:22-31, where Jesus tells His disciples, don't worry about what you'll wear or eat, because the body is more than clothing and food. God takes care of the birds and the flowers, how much more valuable are you to Him?
Ok, to begin with I don't think I should've responded. I certainly don't have a handle on money management. I've since realized I did it self righteously. I believe in God and His Word, which He spoke through His Son and the prophets. I'm just not walking as I should. I believe God has everything we will ever need, but first we must obey His Word.
I have a hunger for God and His Word, His Spiritual Truth. I hunger for His Knowledge, His Wisdom, and His Understanding. But my hunger is too often superseded by my own selfish desires.
But, with that said, here are two verses that I count on:
8 For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith the LORD.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts. KJV
Since God loves us and wants and has the very best for us, this is comforting. Typically the last thing we remember about ourselves is our last failure, the last thing we did wrong. Well, just knowing that God has begun a good work in us and will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ, Php 1:6, gives us hope, something to count on.
I believe my intentions in responding to Jim's blog were good. I was speaking God's Word and as said in Isaiah 55:11, His Word doesn't return unto Him void. This means God's Word goes where it's needed, and it touches someone's heart, whether they have a big life changing experience, or just some encouragement for the moment. His Word always succeeds.
Thank You Father for Your Truth.
God bless
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