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meditating on this text in Matthew 6 this morning...seek first the kingdom and all will be added...
what will be added?
The tangible questions I need answered in my life today;
how am i going to fund my life? what am I going to do to actually build a Church? how do I train up my kids? how to i love and empower my wife?
all questions i need to tend too...
As I meditate on this text, the sense I get again is that He is not going to tell me what to do with all of these things, so that I can go an play out some formula of success. that would be me carrying out some dooty on my own strength, treating God like a genie.
the sense I get is that as I seek Him and His Kingdom today, I get in return, Him, and all the benefits of walking with Him. Which seem significant...
I.E. wisdom, peace, gentleness, clarity. All I get in Him while I play out these challenging situations...that will change into new challenging situations...Im finding they don't actually stop...
Everyone is facing challenge...the question is who carries the King and His Kingdom with them today. It's proven by what is sustaining and providing for you during your challenging moments...
feast on the Kingdom today. The Cross is accessible at 100%...may require repentance
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Be vigorous and aware of your connection to heaven
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Mark 4 on tap for my soul
Reading proverbs 17.3 this morning. My hearts motives will get put out before the Lord to be judged...someday? Sure sure we will all stand before a judgement seat - in the meantime we exist in the today.
Just how much do we really want our motives to be seen and known? To a degree, we can add some churchy language to situations in our lives and make everything seem dandy - try and manage or control the externals around us so that people around us have the idea that we have great lives. And we will all see just how long we can hold that up...
But really whats the driver in your soul. And how will that end? Is it monies? health? reputation? Trying to work out the grind of life so that I feel secure, satisfying my internal need for whatever the thing is.
A free heart has no need for external validation, no need to be proven, it experiences the fire of life and is out on display come what may. Its proof of trust in a God that is in control.
Check proverbs 17.3
Then check out Phil 2. ...
a pretty good indicator of your thoughts and attitudes getting the day going.
That first thing, first word could be to a family member, a text, an email, a co worker, the coffee barista...irregardless take a moment and look at it.
Most of us, myself included have some sort of routine greeting informed by our experiences, culture, friends around us - its generally trite, creating minimal connection, and continues us on our day.
My invitation is to spend that moment with intention and allow Hebrews 3:1-14 to guide you. That first word could be so much more...
The author is giving a recount of the Israelites allowing their hardness to be. He runs the hardening through the redemption of hope in Christ, and then challenges us to understand we are no different than the Israelites apart from Christ.
And then verse 13...the solid therefore. take a moment and read it.
The exhortation is not a trite you can do it, but a calling of the reminder of the hope in the Cross, the person of Jesus, the ...
