Seek Him First

25 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life [e]?
28 "And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Matthew 6:25-34


Well, this advice from Jesus is much easier said than done, especially in today’s economy but just think of the rewards. Just think of the freedom and joy and liberation that comes from living in the moment and just enjoying what God has for you today, right now, enjoying the sweet touch of His Spirit as He leads you into a deeper relationship with Him and with others. Just think of how our world would change if everyone of us would stop worrying about tomorrow or next week or next year and start living in the present, looking for ways that we can love our wives better today or channeling our attention to how we can serve or love a colleague or friend or stranger, maybe by just really listening to them as a result of our minds being freed from the weight of worry in our lives. How often have you had a conversation with someone but did not really hear what they had to say because your mind was so clouded by other things that it was hard to even pay attention? How many times have you passed up an opportunity to reflect God’s love because you were too busy or too concerned about your own success? Just imagine how God could use you today if you are actually tuned in to His Spirit as a result of you making a conscious decision in prayer right now to seek Him first today and not to worry about how He is going to provide for you tomorrow but rather to look for the work that He is doing in the lives of others and to offer yourself as a living sacrifice to reflect His love in ways that can change a heart and a life for eternity. Seek God today with all of your heart, live in the moment and let your Father in heaven take care of the less important things in life in order that you can focus on how He wants to use you today to make a difference in this fallen world for Him. Go in peace and reflect His love.