seek first God's kingdom

The following is a post from July of 2013 about seeking God, and it remains true today. Read on:

I am a shopper. Maybe that surprises you, but that is a true statement. My wife is more of the kind of person that knows what she is looking for it and gets it quickly. For me I would rather look through stores, watch people and looks for deals. Often I have nothing that I have really looking for.

Lots of people do that in life. Rather than having a plan or setting goals they simply take each day as it comes and struggle with anything too far in to the future. I believe that we need to know what we are seeking in life and go after it. We ought to set some goals and point our pursuit to success. That is not easy, but it can be done as we find our passion or what really drives us in life.

God has some words for us about what we seek. I would like to share a few verses with us and ask that we let God fill our thoughts and even our pursuit with Him. Only Him.

Matthew 6:33 NLT

Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

John 6:27 NLT

But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval

2 Chronicles 15:12 NLT

Then they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and soul.

Luke 11:10 NLT

For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.

1 Chronicles 16:11 NLT

Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually seek him.

Isaiah 55:6 NLT

Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.

Jeremiah 29:13 NASB

You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

May we be known for what we seek for and be known as people who seek God. When we seek God, we will find Him, and God will blow our minds because we are living by faith!

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

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