Seek Right

I took this from the daily devotional written by Pastor E.A Adeboye, I was really touched by it and I hope you'll be too. Many times we loose sight of what's important and I pray that this will remind everyone what the one important thing is so we all stop chasing shadows. Amen.


Sunday 17 February

SEEKRIGHT

Memory Verse: But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these thing shall be added unto you. Matthew 6:33

Read: Matthew 6:31-33

Mat 6:31† Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

Mat 6:32† (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

Mat 6:33† But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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Message

When you are very happy, watch your actions or else you will become a victim of that happiness. The target of true followers of Christ is not just happiness but joy. Hence, the Lord in Matthew 6:33 says,

ìBut seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.î

and Paul by the Holy Ghost in Romans 14:17 defined the kingdom of God to encompass joy.

ìFor the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.î

If you chase after things, the best you can get is happiness. You can never find God when in pursuit of material things. If however you are pursuing God, not only will you find God and everlasting joy, you will also have material things you never struggled for. Which is better? To pursue things and have material blessings but lose God and Heaven, or to seek after God and have Him, joy, material things and eternity with Him in Heaven? What is your choice?

ìAnd they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.î

1 Corinthians 7:31

Another truth here is that those who are chasing things hold strongly to material things. They think they have a hold on things but the reality is that material things have taken them captive. It has become a stronghold in their lives. Of such, Jesus says in Mark 10:24:

ìAnd the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!î

In other words, they may feel that because they worked so hard for the money, they will need to justify every cent, penny or kobo they spend from it. It might get to a point where unknown to them, they begin to idolise or worship money. When you trust in your wealth saying in your heart that there is nothing to fear about sickness, hunger, lack, etc. your heart has left God. If you find it difficult to pay your tithe, give a generous offering or sow into God's kingdom, it is evidence that you are pursuing things and most probably serving them. Such people, irrespective of where they find themselves will almost worship people of means. They want to continue to amass wealth and be sure that their bank accounts are swelling. Anytime they suffer a loss, they lose their happiness. And if they suffer a major loss, they will want to kill themselves. Material things are a shadow. Stop chasing shadows because you can never catch one. Start to chase the real thing. Start to seek for God and how you can enlarge His Kingdom, and you will have beyond your bargain.

Key Point

There are things you will seek which will make you lose what's most important. Seek right!

Hope you liked! There's a link to the open heavens facebook page and you can go there to read the daily posts and learn a thing or to not forgetting to apply it to your everyday life. Heaven should alway be the ultimate goal in the end. x

Can I Talk To You - Peace Oseyenum

Hey everyone! When I started the blog I mentioned that I'd have a few contributors on the blog from time to time, so meet Peace! She's one of my good friends here in uni and she writes really well and I think everyone can relate to this particular one here. She's said she'll write how often she gets the chance to, we're all pretty busy with uni honestly but I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did!

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Fellas can I talk to you?
I think it needs to be said, guys STOP getting involved with females you have no intention of having a future with! If you're not ready to love her the way Christ loved the church (Ephesians 5:25-26) then don't get involved.

As a male you know when a female is emotionally attached you, and you know when you want to pursue a female... So why take the keys to heart if you know full well nothing will happen in the future?
I mean are you so insecure that you have to have a girl attached to you in order to feel good? Are you that empty that you need a girl to fill a void of a females emotional attachment to you knowing full well that no long term effects will come out of it?

Where's your Happy Place?

"My point? No matter how bad things get, and no matter how hard and tough it looks like it’s going to get, we have to find that one thing that keeps us happy and alive. Think about a happy place, real or imagined, and hold on to it." 

Got that from here

Feel free to read it but your Happy Place is basically somewhere you go either real or imagined that takes you away from the harsh realities of life for just a few. A place for you to chill and get your sanity back. Kinda like a mini holiday destination cuz let's be honest life really drives us crazy and sometimes we just need to get away.

I've got a lot of happy places simply because they keep me alive and happiness is actually really important to me. Remember the post I did on Negativity? It's all part of it cuz we all need positive energy around us. I'm happiest when I'm with my family, listening to music, night out with family or friends, SLEEPING!, laughing, when I'm in Lagos, I love Lagos. I'm easily amused so I laugh a lot and I'm happy when I'm laughing and thats's one reason why I like the saying "never regret anything that made you smile" or laugh or happy because at least for that moment you felt happiness. x

Philippians 4:7 

Food For Thought

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Hope you enjoyed your weekend, have a great week ahead!