I have one goal for this year, that is to seek the Kingdom. It is so easy for me to put everything else before Jesus, and spend time with Him when it works around my schedule.
Well, last night I attended a dinner party through C3 church for the first time and was absolutely convicted. They went over the sermon that was preached this past Sunday ( I still haven’t even been to a C3 service!) and the pastor had said that “God is not an Airbnb where you just book Him when you’re ready for Him. No he needs to be IN your life, in EVERY aspect of it.”
This got me thinking, “wow Vanessa, you haven’t even read your Bible today, you just dove right in to the day without a thought of Him.” It made me realize how this cycle actually got me into trouble in the first place. (You can read all about that here.) If I claim that Christ is my hope, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, self-control (Galatians 5:22-23) why wouldn’t I want to spend every waking moment with Him?
“Seek first the kingdom and his righteousness, and all other things will be given to you.” Matthew 6:33
It is so true, once we seek the kingdom, our desires line up with His will for us. Then all of the other things sort of fall into place.
I like the Passion Translation version “So above all, constantly chase after the realm of God’s kingdom[a]and the righteousness that proceeds from him. Then all these less important things will be given to you abundantly.” Matthew 6:33
This made me realize that I want to try my best to seek Him above all else. This past Sunday, I was at Hillsong and Pastor Carl Lentz said, “control what you can, pray about the rest.” Such a “DUHH” moment but it took him saying it for me to actually realize it. I want to vow that this year I practice seeking Jesus whenever I am in a situation that I have no control over. After seeking Him, I want to trust that He is in control.
Trust. That will be a continuing lifelong lesson. In 2018, I had let go of my amazing paying job to come pursue something out here that God had been calling me to do for years. The years prior, fear was blocking me from trusting in the Lord. I thought that by trusting in God and allowing Him to guide me, would take me away from the dreams that I had and the life I would hope for. I couldn’t have been more wrong! Seeking the Lord, has in turn made all those dreams of mine come to fruition AND MORE than I could have ever dreamt of! I am STILL learning to trust that He is holding me in the palm of his hand. Uncertainty in life isn’t going anywhere but what is certain is Christ and Him having a plan for my life, therefore, I want to continue to trust in the Lord with all my heart! Proverbs 3:5-6
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