Why should we Put God first?
Well He is the source of all life and by Him all things are held together. When you do not seek God and put Him first in your life and on the throne in your heart, chances are your life will be in a mess. God is Order and Life. Without Him there will be NO order or life! Your life will start spiraling down and down. Reemeber that we are created by our Father. Compare us to clocks or any other electronic devices. When we are plugged in to the Source of energy we can work and function well. But take away that source and we start running on our own batteries. Even though we can still run well for a certain period of time, without that source of energy we will start to break down...and veer from our purposes.
When you are filled with the Spirit and know God's purpose you feel this boundless energy in you, this flame that seems it will never go out. You feel like you can run, jump and leap forever. You feel like you would never ever let go of God and that you would love Him forever and ever. However if you do not continue to do His will and obey Him you unplug yourself from Him and the fire fades very very quickly. So it's very important to cultivate a habit of having Christ first in your life. For it's not you that lives but Christ that lives in you now.
And in any case God put your first when He died for us on the cross. You were always on His mind when He suffered for us. Yes, we are the reason He did that.So I think it is fitting and worth it to love Him back because He first loved us. :)
How Do We Put God First?
Well, in Mat 22:36- Jesus told us that the greatest comandment was to Love God with all your Heart, Soul and Mind so i figured that if we loved God that would mean we would automatically put Him first :) It makes sense because whenever you are in love with a person you would always try to put that person first and do all you can to please the other and that one person would be continously on your mind hahahaha. Yep so when you love God you will find it much easier to put God first.
We put God first whenever we let Christ live through us. In Romans 12:1-2 the Bible says we should live a life of worship by doing everything that is right in God's sight. And I think that would please God right? :D
The key is to love God and be willing to be obedient for Him.
Sticking to your Quiet Time faithfully is one very good example.
But There is so Many Other Things to DO!!!
Yeah and I'm glad Christ didn't say that when He knew He had to go on the cross for you. Lol ah well. The thing is, there will ALWAYS be something else to do! Whenever you do something, you give up something else to do it."Give up my studies???" You exclaim in horror? Personally I don't think you just study, sleep and eat. For me, a major block of time went to playing computer games and chatting on the internet. So yeah that's where i made time for Quiet Time and Church activities and i must say I'm the healthier for it. Live a balanced life of God, work and play. But always put God first.However there will always come a time where you will have to choose between doing your homework or doing your Quiet Time...All i can say is do your Quiet Time first then your homework.
You might think I am nuts but whenever you put God first in spite of all your troubles and believe and cast your cares upon Him, He will honour you. It's strange but whenever i made this decision (I thought i was nuts too) I became much more productive and focused on my work =D It's strange but the maxim holds true "Take care of God's business and He will take care of your's"
Another problem is one of distraction. People think that seeking God is boring. They have never sought God properly then. It's a real adventure, not knowing how He would bless you or teach you the next day! The problem is, people think that so many other things besides God are so much more worthwhile or interesting to pursue...But as king Solomon said when he went on that path, It's like chasing after the wind, trying to catch something that does not exist. If you don't put God first you will find yourself flitting from one want to another, never settling, never satisfied pursuing an illusive dream.
All i can offer is encouragement. When you surrender your concerns to God and make a commitment to put Him first in your life God WILL honour you, trust me. Or rather Trust Him. Then just presson and be commited to Him and watch the blessings flow!
G'night all and grow in the Lord. Remember that You are first in His life.
Hold on to this Verse: "But seek first His kingdom and righteousness, all all these things will be given to you as well." (Mat 6:33)
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hoho and this random personality test i did thanks to lynette, rather interesting results! its an enneagram personality test! can take on personalityonline dotcom! :) 180 questions btw, but if youre not distracted at all, youll finish in under 10 minutes! otherwise it takes half hr :)