what is your priority in life. what is that thing that motivates you. Are there any questions that you're wanting to get answered.... questions about your purpose in life? your direction?

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Matthew 6:33 states SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD ABOVE ALL ELSE AND LIVE RIGHTEOUSLY, AND HE WILL GIVE YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED. (The most popular version that we know is But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added onto you)

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Have you ever tried doing things your own way? Ever wondered why you struggle with certain things...especially when it comes to the word of God....it's because in most instance we're after our own agenda...instead of seeking God's agenda.

Think about this... if our will was God's will...it will ALWAYS be done

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1. In breaking down the verse of Matthew 6:33...the first thing that stands out is the verb TO SEEK

• it means to active puruse
• to go in search of
• to discover by searching or questioning

Notice that it's in present tense. It is something that you do NOW... and your NOW moments are continious

[an example to illustrate seeking]

Imagine you're home and you have a show that you want to watch on TV but yet you cant find your remote control. You search and search to no avail. What do you do...you rest for a while... grudgingly go up to the television and manually tune it to the station you want to watch...you'll find it later

Now imagine you have to be at a very important meeting at a certain time...you must leave home within the hour and you cannot find your carkeys. Tell me what you do. You begin to search frantically for your keys....you track your steps back...tried to think of the last place you may have placed them....you HAVE to get going and you cant do so without your keys....

This is the way we should seek God...constantly...

Seeking God should be our first priority because when we have that in order, our lives in turn will be in order...

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2. To gain understanding of the kingdom, the first thing to do is seek the king...it will follow logically that if you want to know about the kingdom, the best person to ask is most likely the king

God says in His Word... "Draw near to me and I will draw near to you"

Jeremiah 29:13 states YE SHALL SEEK ME AND FIND ME WHEN YE SHALL SEARCH FOR ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART

Also in seeking the king, it is important to understand that it must be done with faith.
[FAITH is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen]

In Hebrews 11:6 it states that IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE GOD WITHOUT FAITH

Now we know HOW to seek...WHO to seek...but WHAT are we seeking

Matthew 6:33 states to seek the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of God is simply defined according to Romans 14:17 as righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit

Being righteous in simple terms means having a right relationship with God. It is not in what you wear... it isnt in who you know... and it most definitely isnt in how much you know. It is basically acting out your faith

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3. The last part of the verse states that ALL THESE THINGS WILL BE ADDED UNTO YOU

what are all these things

Read Matthew 6: 19 to 28
God talks about providing for your needs...your finances...your food...He talks about your stature (fitness)...fashion....

in Verse 32 it sums it all up: YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER KNOWS ALL OF YOUR NEEDS... so dont worry like an unbeliever would

this is WHY we're seeking God...

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my challenge to YOU (and me): If you're like me and havent been actively seeking... for ONE week...try this. Seek first God's kingdom. Read your bible daily...even if it's one verse...one passage....(check out A WORD A DAY on the top left corner of this blog]. Schedule time to read the bible if you have to. medidate on the verse of Matthew 6:33 and what it means... The bible encompasses everything. It tells you to love...it says BE HOLY AS I AM HOLY... it gives you basic living instructions... it's just a matter of us searching it out.

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just to a little note to share: a year ago when I wanted direction in reading the bible...I asked a close friend what she does and how she decides where to read...she told me she relies on the direction of the holy spirit. So I went home and I tested it. I said okay...Holy Spirit tell me show me where to go...I went where I thot the Holy Spirit was leading me...and what do you know...when I went to church on sunday the guest preacher was a woman...who preached on somn that has been on my heart...but most importantly...her sermon was based on the passage I had just read...the same one that I felt led by the Holy Spirit to read. I thought that was amazing...infact I was so excited at the church service. My wish for you is that you experience what I did as well :-)