Thoroughly Blessed

"Seek the Kingdom of God, above all else, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need."                                                                                                  Matthew 6:33   NLT

As we saw from our reading yesterday, seeking God first has great benefits. Solomon told us in Proverbs 3:5-6, 'Trust in the LORD with all your heart, do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.' (NLT)

These two verses are so important to our daily lives. By putting God first, 'above all else', and living a righteous life, it will bring us many benefits, as God gives us all that we need. I stress the word, 'need.' God knows what is best for us - what will bless us and what will bring us to ruin. He will only give us what will bless us. However, just like a loving parent, who wants to make his child happy, God will give us blessings. We may not ask Him for a particular thing, because it may fall into the 'want' category but He knows we would like it and that it would be such a blessing for us. Therefore, because of His love for us, on occasions, He may just add a blessing to our day.

I have lost count of the times that this has happened to us and no doubt you have too. You see, He loves us and watches over us throughout the day. As we ask Him for directions - should we go here, do this particular thing or make a particular decision about a most important issue, He will happily show us the way. In Psalm 32:8 (NLT) we read,'I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.' Note that on all three of the readings that I have mentioned, that the emphasis is upon us. We have to 'Seek and Trust.' In other words, we have to go to Him first. He expects us to seek and ask Him and when He advises us, trust that He is right and do what He says.

Our own thinking can lead us the wrong direction time and time again. Our thoughts can be so convincing and often, despite advice from people, we can rush into a particular project and 'POW', it can go pear-shaped. We must take control of the over-active thought life that takes us over periodically. God is never wrong - never! We frequently are. Quite often, we are convinced that this is the right thing to do and instead of waiting on God, as he tells us to, we follow our own direction.

It is time to make some adjustments. We need to think differently and the only way we will do this, is to seek the direction of our Commander in Chief - Jesus. He knows the way because He is the way. And that is all we need for a successful future.

Copyright 2019 Grahame Howard

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