God's son said: “Seek the kingdom first and God’s righteousness, and all these things will be given to you.” Matt. 6.33.
What did God mean?
Seeking is active involvement.
It includes having a heart that’s focused outward, on others. Looking beyond our own self, not being limited by our own resources. Counting on God to
provide. Not waiting until we have it figured out, or we feel ready. It means
setting the table for adventure!
Seeking God is putting God first, above everything else. Above material gain, above position and prestige
and possessions.
It means placing God at the center of our life. Seeing things
from God's point of view. Responding to people and situations the way that God would
by asking God how God sees them.
Seeking includes movement
towards the source.
It’s movement towards intimacy. It’s laying down whatever
holds us back. It’s actively letting go of the cares of this earth so that we can pick up God's mercy and grace.
Seeking God means letting
go of fear and picking up the Eternal One's perfect love. It means listening to our soul so
that we can hear the music our soul is singing to us. It means having the
courage to speak out the desires of our heart, to admit them, out loud.
Seeking God isn’t a linear
sort of journey, it’s a dance.
Seeking the Eternal One is freedom. The freedom to step
outside of our comfort zone and follow God. The freedom to rise above the cares
of the day because we trust God's goodness. The freedom to believe that God's faithfulness
really is new every morning. The freedom to break away from prejudice that
binds and constricts. The freedom to let go of habits that inhibit.
The freedom to be totally saturated in the presence of the Eternal One.
Seeking God is the window
to kingdom living!
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