Matthew 6:33-34,  “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.  Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.  Each day has enough trouble of its own.

There are a lot of voices out there offering to show you how you can “make it” like they have if you will just pay them hundreds or even thousands of dollars for their course, and many do it under the guise of godliness. There is always a catch by the end, and all they are going to “teach” you, if they teach anything, is how to do the same thing to other people, and I have a difficult time seeing that as something from God. So don’t put your trust in someone showing you how you can make a fortune by giving up your hard-earned money. As it tells us over and over throughout scripture, we must set our priorities with God as our number 1. We must work hard, keeping a healthy balance between work, family, and life, not sacrificing what’s important for what is temporal. I shared in my book what happened with me a few years ago, when that happened, and I thought it was God’s answer… God’s answer for your finances or anything else in life will not be at the cost of your relationships and your time alone with Him! Seek Him first and allow Him to guide you into what His dreams and plans are for your life. If His plan is for you to “get rich quick,” then it won’t happen by sacrificing yourself, or everything, anything, or everyone else in your life. Whatever His plan for your life is, it will be what you need, and you will always find His best there! The verses right before these talk about the fact that God knows what you need and He doesn’t want you to worry about any of it.  He takes care of the birds of the air and clothes the flowers with beauty, and He will take care of you!

It is so easy to get caught up in all of the “what ifs,” but Jesus was very clear about the fact that you must take it one day at a time.  What if those “what ifs” are actually not something terrible, but what if you focus on God and those turn out to be a time of blessings, not disaster?  Yes, we all face disasters, storms, and heartaches, and decisions we don’t want to make, and too often you may feel as though you are flying blind, but trust God because He can see, He loves you, and He cares about it all.  He has a plan, and He wants to take everything that satan meant for harm and turn it into something good so His light can shine through in your life.  Believe me, I get it!  If you are following God’s leading in all that you do, then you can trust that He knows the outcome and He isn’t going to leave you to face anything alone, whether it is a storm or a beautiful blessing!  Give it to Him and trust that He cares about you ~ not just everyone else, but you!  He loves you.  Maybe you have never really truly felt loved before, so that is hard for you to comprehend, if so then ask Him to help you see, feel, and walk in the confidence of His love for you!  He doesn’t want you to wonder, He wants you to know that you mean the world to Him!  You are precious in His sight!  Not one tear you have shed has escaped His notice, and He is working on your behalf even when you don’t see it or feel it.  

Seek Him today in all that you do!  Seek Him so you can make the right decisions.  2 Chronicles 12:14 says, “He (King Rehoboam) did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the Lord.”  Don’t make the same mistake!  Seek God in all that you do!  You don’t have to be struggling in life for you to seek Him.  It’s crazy to wait until things are bad to seek God!  Choose to walk closely with Him every day.  You don’t have to figure it all out on your own ~ spend time alone with Him in praise, prayer, and listening to what He has to say.  Don’t get anxious and bolt ahead, pray about it and seek Him and His answers, no matter how small or large that thing is!  He’s got you, and He knows what is best, so trust Him and allow Him to bring His best to your life as you seek Him!  His best is yet to come!

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