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YES
YOU CAN! YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL!!!
Jesus told us in Matthew 6:33 "But first seek the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."
Now when Jesus said this, he was talking to his disciples and
addressing their concerns of how they were going to serve the Lord
full time without having a job. How were they going to eat, to
drink, to cloth themselves -- how were they going live, and Jesus
was assuring them, that the Lord would provide for all their needs
and not only would they live, but live well.
Well
the same thing applies today. We live in a very materialist
world, and most people are striving to obtain all the wealth and
material possessions they can. Their focus is on their wealth
and their possessions and not on the Lord. Well the thing is,
if your focus is on the Lord and living your life in his
righteousness, all the material things you ever want will be
provided. You can live life as a King or Queen, here on earth,
with all the things that go along with being a King or Queen, you
just cannot love them.
You
cannot love your house, but you can be and should be grateful to the
Lord for providing you your house. You cannot love your job,
but you can be and should be grateful to the Lord for your
job. Love nothing more than you Love God, and he will provide
you with everything you need to live life well, here on earth. The
second point of this is:
To love God and live in God's righteousness, means that you treat
everyone as God would, with love and respect. I cringe when I
hear someone say, "Respect is Earned!" WRONG! Love
and respect should be automatically given. What is earned is
Disrespect. But to love God also means that you do everything you do
as you are doing it for God, because you are. You do not work
for your boss, you work for God! So you need to do every task
as if you are working for God. That means everything task at
work, every chore you do at home, every task you do for church or a
charity, or even doing someone a favor. Wow...
I bet a lot of you have thought about that way. But if you do
that, how can you not succeed, and God will pour more favor onto you
then you could ever want or even dream of in your life. OK...
Now you have everything, can you walk away from it? To seek
the kingdom and the righteousness of God, you need to be able to
walk away from everything you own, to give it all away if God ask
you too. That is why I said, you cannot love your house, or
your car, or job, or your wealth. You love God, and you are
grateful for what he provides and you take care of them because they
belong to him. Father,
I come to you in the name of Jesus. Father, I ask that you
give me the strength to live my life in your will. I thank you
Lord, so very much, for providing me with all my needs, and
everything you have provided me. Thank you father for my
blessing, my healing, and for your favor. In Jesus' name,
Amen. |
