Seek First the King

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Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. ~Matt. 6:33

It has been said that if you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans. One of the most important lessons in Kingdom living is to learn to hear God’s voice concerning HIS plans for your life instead of trying to convince Him that your plan is the best for you!

My husband and I were happy with our lives in N.C. We were in a church we loved. We had built a house we enjoyed. We were among good friends and family members. With all that we had, we began to sense the urging of the Lord that a big change was coming to our lives. Even though we were happy, we began to feel restless. We were excited in our spirits, and we began to pray about our future.

During this time, I found The Celebration online. I began reading it every day and couldn’t get enough of it. I talked a little with Linda and the other writers through the blog and knew I was to be connected to it somehow. Amazingly, we found out the church hosting the blog was in the same county where our daughter was living, so we decided to check it out. There was no turning back from there; we knew God wanted us to move to Georgia.

Even though we heard His voice, we still had to walk out our faith. The real estate market in our hometown was at a stand still.  Well meaning people told us that we wouldn’t be able to sell our house. We didn’t turn our house over to a realtor. Instead, I put it in a community trader paper, and we had a buyer the next week. It only cost us $16.00 to sell our house!

I can’t say we didn’t have times when we shook our heads and asked each other what we were doing, but I can say that the excitement of what was ahead never left us. We knew God was directing us.

Since moving to Georgia, we have met wonderful people. We are part of an amazing church. We would have missed out on many awesome experiences had we not been obedient to His voice.

God doesn’t tell everyone to move two states over, but He does have marvelous plans for His children. Living for God is an adventure! It is exciting to realize that someone wiser than you is in control! We must seek first the Kingdom. If not, we will miss out on the best God has for us!

~Connie Robinson

 

 

SEEK and you will find

“MOM! Do you know where my book is?”

“It’s right there on the counter where you left it.”

“MOM! I can’t find my book. Will you get it?”

“Son, it’s right there in front of you. Just look!”

“No it’s not, I can’t find it…. oh. Never mind.”

Why is it kids don’t look for things that are sitting in front of them in plain view? Why do they want someone else to look for them, when it is RIGHT THERE? I don’t know…. why do you do that with God? He’s not hiding; He’s right there. The Word tells us that IF we’ll look for Him, we’ll find Him. Instead, we stand around yelling for our mom (or our pastor) to come find Him for us… We rely on someone else’s relationship with Him to provide our needs. He’s right there. Just open your eyes and LOOK. Open your heart and SEEK. It’s not someone else’s responsibility to bring God into your life…it’s yours.

But if from thence thou shalt SEEK the LORD thy God, thou shalt find [him], if thou SEEK him with all thy heart and with all thy soul. – Deu 4:29

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that SEEK the LORD shall not want any good [thing]. – Psa 34:10

Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that SEEK the LORD. – Psa 105:3

SEEK the LORD, and his strength: SEEK his face evermore. – Psa 105:4

SEEK ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: – Isa 55:6

And ye shall SEEK me, and find [me], when ye shall search for me with all your heart. – Jer 29:13

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to SEEK by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: – Dan 9:3

But SEEK ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. – Mat 6:33

Ask, and it shall be given you; SEEK, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: – Mat 7:7

That they should SEEK the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: – Act 17:27

Seeking God

We know that God is not lost. Neither is He playing a game of Hide-n-Seek with us, cleverly ducking out of view as soon as we come around the corner. So when we talk about “seeking the Lord”, we are certainly not talking about it in our traditional sense. Both the Hebrew and the Greek words translated “seek” have the meaning of seeking after someone with purpose for something that is deeply desired. We’re not just seeking for God so we can say, “Tag! You’re it!” We’re not seeking Him to prove that He exists. Rather, we purpose in our heart to seek His face, so that we might be conformed to His image. It is true that we become what we behold… if we seek things of the world, we will become like the world. If we seek God, we will become more like Him. Meditate on these scriptures and allow them to compel you to SEEK GOD!

But if from thence thou shalt SEEK the LORD thy God, thou shalt find [him], if thou SEEK him with all thy heart and with all thy soul. – Deu 4:29

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that SEEK the LORD shall not want any good [thing]. – Psa 34:10

Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that SEEK the LORD. – Psa 105:3

SEEK the LORD, and his strength: SEEK his face evermore. – Psa 105:4

SEEK ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: – Isa 55:6

And ye shall SEEK me, and find [me], when ye shall search for me with all your heart. – Jer 29:13

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to SEEK by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: – Dan 9:3

But SEEK ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. – Mat 6:33

Ask, and it shall be given you; SEEK, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: – Mat 7:7

That they should SEEK the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: – Acts 17:27

~Linda Frederick