God's Glory Church

“Seek first the Kingdom of God and His truth – and all this will be added to you.” — Matthew 6:33

The alarm rang and I jumped out of bed as if onto a treadmill. Take the children to school. done Get to work. done I drew up an action plan on the fly, in which personal and professional tasks rolled one after the other like an avalanche:

“…13. Edit an article. 14. Clean up the office. 15. Strategic team planning. 16. Write a tech blog. 17. Clean up the basement. 18. Pray.”

When I reached the eighteenth point, I remembered that I needed God’s help. I got so far that it didn’t even occur to me that I was walking alone, trying to create my own momentum.

The Lord Jesus knew that our days would flow one after the other, plunging into a sea of ​​unceasing urgency. Therefore, He advises: “Seek first the Kingdom of God and His truth – and all these things will be added to you” (Mt. 6:33).

It is quite natural to take the words of Jesus as a commandment. And it is so. However, there is something more here – a call. In the 6th chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus calls us every day to exchange the frantic anxiety of the world (vv. 25-32) for a life full of trust. God in His grace helps us every day, even when we get to the eighteenth item on our list before we remember to see life from His perspective.

How should we first turn to God every day? What helps you on stressful days to trust Jesus with what needs your immediate attention?

Heavenly Father, thank you for your call to let go of my anxiety and accept the abundant life that you offer me every day.

Author: Adam Holtz