I am in an experiment to show (myself primarily) that a person can put God first, seek first his kingdom, and spend time with God daily. The experiment seeks to show that if a person does put God first then not only will a crazy job and life not fall apart- it will thrive.
In Blogger in the administration area you have a tab called "Stats" and you can see basic things like how many visitors you had that day etc- I was checking this out yesterday and I saw interesting info about how people found the blog. One person apparently found the blog by typing in a search engine something like "where is 'put God first' in the New King James Version of the Bible'". I found that to be a really interesting question. Was this person trying to see if what I am doing is Biblical- in other words does the Bible tell us to put God first? Does this person not want to put God first so they are looking for a way out? Or does this person have a yearning for more of God and they just want Biblical support for the idea of putting God first? I'll never know but I just found that interesting!
Putting God first is certainly in the Bible but the actual phrase "Put God First", to my knowledge is not exactly in there-- in those exact words. But I've given a couple of times in this blog (like yesterday) a couple of verses about putting God first in your life. (Matthew 6 and Psalm 37)
I thought I would go ahead and give you, from my perspective, some reasons to put God first in your life. Yes, this blog is really for me and the Lord but to the extent that others read this I might as well share my reasons for putting God first to create a spark that my ignite someone else- to do a test.
Why Put God First?
* My main reason for working toward putting God first is I realized that my life was consumed with work- my life had become about my job and was not in-balance. My time with the Lord was not happening most days due to this.
* I want to put God first because to the extent that I have been able to experience glimpses of knowing God so far- I know I want more of Him.
* I want to fellowship and talk with Him, I want to hear His still, small voice.
* I have seen a lot of miraculous answers to prayer- and I want a multitude more of that.
* As I spend time with the Lord I know he will draw near to me (James 4:8).
* The more I seek Him, the more I am able to see life with greater understanding- and the more I am able to see Him working in situations.
* As I seek God daily I know my family and my children will see that and it will be something that inspires them to seek and know the Lord all their lives.
* Even though I haven't fully experienced what I do hope to see in this test yet as far as job help, by faith I understand that in the long-term by seeking first His Kingdom- he will really help me with the physical needs we have and with our jobs.
The Final Reason for Putting God First:
* I am 39 right now as I write this but I heard it said in a movie one time "because tomorrow I'll be 60" or something closely resembling that. That is the basis for the final reason I want to put God first. Time marches on. I won't live forever. What do I want the outcome of my life to be? The only question that will matter to me at the end of my life is, "What did I do with the treasure of my relationship with Jesus Christ?" I have to make life-changes now with the end in mind. I have to force big life changes now- to get the outcome of a life lived with God at its center.
I really hope other readers will get a spark- and make this life change but no matter what I have to keep pushing in this direction- in His direction. This blog is great but its really for God. What will I do with the treasure of my relationship with God?
Bible Passage:
Psalm 66 - this is what spoke to me in my Psalm of the day:
19 But certainly God has heard me;
He has attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God,
Who has not turned away my prayer,
Nor His mercy from me!(NKJV)
That was such an encouraging couple of verses in Psalm 66 today.
Lets GO God! I trust you.
All scriptures quoted in the New King James Version (NKJV) of the Bible which is Copyrighted by Thomas Nelson. Scriptures obtained from www.biblegateway.com
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