Seek God First
Ξ February 19th, 2007 | → Comments Off | ∇ Christian Living, New Christians |
Welcome back!
Once again, I have been hit with the fact that I did not seek my Lord
before I did things. It is a constant problem. You know why? Because we
are taught from a very young age to do things ourselves. In fact, we
were rewarded for accomplishing tasks and being self reliant. As I grew
up, I was able to make more and more decisions on my own, some I made
before I was ready, certainly not all wise ones. But it was a learning
experience. After all, there is a big, bad world out there. You must get
ready to face it. You must learn just how rotten things can be and be
able to exist and survive in it.
These days are far worse than when I was a child. At that time, I could
walk by myself to and from school at age 6, crossing streets alone. Why?
Because it was not feared that someone would come along and take a
child. We were taught to cross streets, look out for strangers but that
simply wasn’t a big worry. I was taught to be independent, to do the
tasks set before me in school. It was expected to get homework in on
time. Be responsible. Grow up.
I came to the Lord later than some, in my late twenties. I had a lot of
years being independent and self reliant. But God asks us to seek Him
FIRST before we do anything else. Not an easy task BUT if you do that,
the reward is great. He teaches us to go against almost all of what we
learned as we were growing up. We MUST trust Him and look to Him for all
our needs. We must seek Him when the problems arise. Why? Because if we
do not, we tend to reinvent the wheel in all our mistakes, destined to
repeat each one. God sees things we cannot see. He sees the end from the
beginning. He knows what we are going through and He can deal with the
problems if we will just let Him. But that requires trust.
Isn’t it about time you decided to trust God for everything? Isn’t it
about time you chose to seek Him when you have worries? He can help.
Don’t worry. When you need God, He isn’t on the golf course like your
friends might be. He isn’t sleeping or on vacation. He is right where He
is supposed to be. With you, if you will only let Him into your life.
