#seek first the kingdom

[bringthekingdom]

[theinwardlight]

Seek first the Kingdom of God. Everything else must stand aside—personal, family or national interest—yea, life itself. No half-measures will ever succeed in efforts for that Kingdom which aims at turning the world upside down.

Max Reich, "The Abolition of War" in The Friend, 1915

[justajsworkshop]

You are really such a good manifester like damn😭

thank you!! my awareness has expanded so much in the past few weeks. what's really changed is a better understanding of myself. i'm identifying more and more with awareness and less and less with the body/mind. i remind myself often that this is all happening in my mind (the physical is just a dream/drama in the mind of god). seeing physical reality as "in" me instead of outside has really helped!

my go-to affirmation is now "i manifest instantly, effortlessly, and automatically" or "all my desires are automatically added unto me." and i've been seeing more and more how that's true! i still affirm for other things specifically, but if i find myself wanting to affirm but not sure "for what," then i'll usually remind myself of either of those.

this is just what's really changed things for me big time recently, so i'm sharing in case it helps anyone else!

[wiirocku]

Matthew 6:33 (KJV) - But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

[chromaji]

i do feel like Lost Land Equinox would be a nice "background" project to work on, you know.

Like once the actual dangerous thing is made (ALL THE PORTRAITS INCLUDING NPCS), it feels like the type of project I could just... slowly & smoothly work away at.

And the class/npc portraits would be very easy to just insert placeholder graphics for.

[an-unanonymous-messenger]

Where is the Kingdom of God? Is it far from us? Is it near? The correct answer is that it should be in us, but how can we be so sure of it? How can we find it in us? Well, we can't if we did not repent. We cannot be the Kingdom of God without our King, and we can't accept our King unless we are willing to let of of our past selves. And we cannot do it by ourselves. We can only do it by the help of our Lord and Saviour, Who gave His life and blood on the cross for our freedom from the bondage of sin, rose from the dead to conquer death, ascended to His throne as the Righteous One in the eyes of the Father, and will come back to judge the world. He has given us a second chance to avoid the judgment coming to this world, and it was by His grace. Don't miss out on this gracious chance, but repent and accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour! You won't regret it. Bless you in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour! Amen.

[lettersfromgod]

📖 Source: https://www.thevolumesoftruth.com/Words_To_Live_By:_Part_Two#Acquiesce

▶️ Video/Playlist: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QRb5-2uh9MA&list=PLE8FlkxQPQkPHgZ2CISXAJx3vpxyJ9MCr&index=40

[lightfromthelighthouse]

Good Morning!☀

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Matthew 6:31-33

We tend to spend a lot of time on food, drink and clothes; getting them, preparing them, worrying about them. Well, you say, we have to eat to stay alive, we have to have clothes to wear! Yes, you do.

The problem is that we put obtaining these before God in our lives. We often eat far more than we need to sustain us. Our closets are full, but we say we do not have anything to wear! We go to the refrigerator, look in, and say there is nothing to eat when, in fact, the refrigerator is full! So we go out and get more!

Having created us, God knows what we need and when we need it. He is more than willing to provide for us. If we put him and his will first in our lives, he will see to it that our needs are met and abundantly so. Not only will he meet our needs, but he will even throw in things we do not really need but just desire!

Stop trying to be your own God. Dare to let God be God in your life and see how much more joyful and peaceful your life becomes!

[writethestory365]

Your personality is necessary for your purpose. Don’t change it.

[in-fearandtrembling]

God of the impossible

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”

I prayed a bit of crazy prayer today.

I feel as though lately that is all i have been doing...praying to God and asking Him about things which in the natural seem impossible.

Really impossible.

And yet, i have this faith and this hope that God is working it out. i have this faith and trust in Him that He is doing something in the background that i cannot see nor fathom. 

Today at church we had a special guest preacher and at the very end of the message he brings up these two bible verses - the only two he read today. 

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1 John 5:14-15

Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.

and also 

Matthew 6:33

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

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He said something awesome - that seeking God and searching for His will for our lives can only be found through reading the word of God. 

Because the reality is that when you seek God and when you search for Him with your whole heart through His word which He has made available to us, God will begin to reveal to you things that you cannot even begin to imagine. 

God will show you what His will is for your life and then when you begin to pray to Him, you will be praying according to His will. 

It is a mystery and a secret that He has revealed to me lately. 

That seeking Him and praying to Him and immersing myself in His word is the key to unlocking His plans for our lives. and then once you have done that and He has revealed what He wants for your life, you get to partner with God in praying for it and seeing it come to pass.

God really will give us what we want - so long as what we want is according to His will and i am seeing that now. I am seeing that it is possible to align your mind and your heart with what God wants for you. 

There is something i have been praying for and for the past couple of years i wondered and wondered if it was God’s will for my life. 

Upon seeking Him in my quiet place (my car ha) He began to show me that it is His will for my life but notice this - He waited for an appointed time to show me what His will is. 

I kind of felt this impression that what my promise is coming in this season and i began to feel led to pray about it - and by pray about it i mean i felt led to pray and call it into being according to the will of God and in the name of Jesus Christ. 

So...

That impossible thing? 

Well it’s not very impossible then is it?

I am trusting that as i am seeking God and His kingdom and His righteousness, He is showing me some really cool things and one of those things is that i serve the one and only living God who just happens to be a God who loves working with impossible. 

Abraham and Sarah, Moses and the Red Sea, Joseph and prison, David and Goliath and then David and Saul, Esther and the genocide, Gideon and his small army, the wall of Jericho, Noah and the Ark, Jesus and the water into wine, Jesus and conquering death. Jesus and the resurrection. 

These are all impossible things. Things that in the physical and natural realm should not have happened at all. 

And yet, 

The God i serve is a God who just loves the impossible because it reflects the glory back on to Him. 

He loves to show us who He is and He loves to reveal His character to us and i think one way He does it is through all of the impossible things we give up on or give up hoping for. 

I suppose in my seeking God, i have realised that there is no such thing as impossible with Him. I cannot limit Him nor can i place Him in box. 

And so right now - i place this (the thing on my heart) in His hands. 

and I say - God. Take that which is seemingly impossible and mould it into a tangible reality which no eye has seen, nor ear heard nor human mind ever conceived (1 Cor 2:9). I trust that you are good! i trust that you hear my prayers (Jeremiah 29:12). I trust that when i ask for something according to your will and in the name of Jesus Christ, it is already done (John 14:14). And so in this moment Father, i hand over my hopes and dreams and wishes. I pray that in this moment where that thing - that desire, that hope, that promise - seems so distant and impossible, that you be with me. guiding me and showing me your goodness so i may have faith in who YOU are

Dear God. thank you for it is done!

[markmcole]

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[wiirocku]

Matthew 6:33 (NIV) - But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

[kdmiller55]

Lay Up Treasures In Heaven

19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” – Matthew 6:19-21 ESV Just a few verses earlier, Matthew records Jesus saying, “Your…

[justsaying-jesus-bless]

Fan into Flame the Calling of God

Struggling with doubt about your purpose? Discover how to trust God’s plan, stay faithful, and ignite the calling He’s placed on your life. Let’s embrace His strength and purpose together! #Faith #GodsCalling #TrustGod

2 Timothy 1:5-11 “5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. 6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, 7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. 8 Therefore do not be…

[lettersfromgod]

"My children, seek My glory and look to My Righteousness, for The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand! Look into My eyes, open your ears to My voice, for the mouth of The Lord has spoken! Return to the first works; it is time to be consumed in your First Love!

Beloved, see the Word of The Lord, Drink deeply from this vine!

Consider My Mercy and the name of Love, That you may know Me as I truly am, That we may be one!

Consider, for it is time, says The Lord."

📖 Source: https://www.thevolumesoftruth.com/Words_To_Live_By:_Part_One#Drink_Deeply_from_This_Vine

▶️ Video/Playlist: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GjEOFItZ6I4&list=PLE8FlkxQPQkMinJ_T3GF3VuXpPKyIQyYK&index=56

[justajsworkshop]

it reaches a point when you know about the law, and you can’t really go anywhere else to get what you want because you can’t escape yourself. sure, you can try playing the game of the ways of the world, but you’re just going to run into your same assumptions repackaged. at the end of the day, there’s only self. so, you might as well—at the very least—start getting to know them, so you’re empowered to change them, too, yeah?