There is a passage in Matthew 6 that deals with not worrying about the necessities of life (verses 25-32). God promises to provide them for us if we follow His plan, which is found in verse 33. Note the verse and what is required of us: “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you”.
OBLIGATION – SEEK – Webster’s defines seek as “to resort to, to go to”. We must make an industrious, continual effort. This will take our time and resources, but we must be willing to do what it takes.
OBJECT – KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS – The kingdom of God and His righteousness are all the things pertaining to our relationship with God (our Christianity, the church, worship, evangelism, etc). That is what we must seek.
ORDER – FIRST – These spiritual matters must be placed first in our lives – first importance, in point of time, in emphasis, and in our affections. Nothing must come before our faithfulness to God.
OUTCOME – ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED TO YOU – God promises that we will never be in want of the necessities of life if we truly trust in Him and are active in His kingdom.
–Bulletin Gold
A RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS
Happiness is something we create in our mind; it’s not something you search for and so seldom find- it’s just waking up and beginning the day by counting blessings and kneeling to pray – it’s giving up the thoughts that breed discontentment And accepting what comes as “heaven sent”. It’s giving up wishing for things we have not And making the best of whatever we’ve got. It’s knowing that the future is secure for us, And pursuing our tasks without fret or fuss. For it’s by completing what God gives us to do That we find contentment and happiness, too.
–Jim Faughn