It's No Secret

"But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you." ~Matthew 6:33

At the beginning of this year, I found this verse, again.  It has become my verse for the year.  To seek God's kingdom and His righteousness before all else...that is my heart's cry.

You see, it's no secret to how to make life good, even great.  God lays it all out.  Clearly.  Go after Him, with everything you have, all of you.  Hold no place and no thing back.  Every nook and cranny of your life.  Even the dark, bad places...give it to Him.  Chase after Him. Then, and only then, everything else will come.

I have spent over 48 years doing it all wrong.  I thought, I got this.  Do a few rules, attend some church...I'm good.  Hey, even rely on people to help from time to time.  I was wrong, so very wrong.  There is only One who can help with life.  Only One who guides with a love that defies understanding.  Until I submitted to Him, to Papa God, nothing made sense.  Nothing else worked!

Now, you may ask, submit?  Really?  I'm my own person you say.  Here's the rub, whether you realize it or not, you are submitting to an authority in your life.  If it isn't God, well, it's the devil.  Plain and simple.  The devil...is a liar.  A really big liar.  It's the wrong authority to submit to, as I can testify to personally.

So how exactly do I submit to God???  Well, again, it's no secret.  For me, I had to make the time to spend with Him.  And I mean time.  Real, quality, long time.  Time that isn't rushed.  See, you can spend time with your spouse, your kids, yourself, your hobbies, your phone, your tv, your internet; but you won't spend time with your God.  All the while, wondering, why is life so hard.  It's a relationship and any good relationship needs time together.  Good time together.  For me, that means every night, for a least an hour.  I don't just go through motions anymore.  This is where I talk, I read, I listen with Papa God.

Get before a God who loves you.  Get on your knees in prayer.  Dig deep into His word.  Spend the time.  I promise, it will pay off, especially when life's storms hit hard.  And as far as everything else goes???  It will be added to you.

Dean