The Lies Anxiety Tells (Day 4)

SEEKING WHAT ACTUALLY MATTERS

You cannot out think God's faithfulness. Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Matthew 6:33 (ESV)

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

Devotional Thought

So after exposing anxiety's lies about birds and lilies, preservation and plans, Jesus gives us the solution. And it's simpler than we think: seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

But what does that actually mean right now in your everyday life?
It means understanding that seeking the Kingdom is your purpose. Remember what we learned on Day 2? Provision follows purpose. So when you seek first the Kingdom of God, you're aligning yourself with your actual purpose. And when you're living in your purpose, His provision follows.

Jesus has been teaching us throughout the entire Sermon on the Mount what it looks like to seek the Kingdom. It's about righteousness that exceeds rule following. It's about being honest about what's really in your heart, not just managing your outward actions. It's about loving God with the maximum that's allowed, not the minimum that's required. It's about living free because you are free, not performing for approval.

Seeking the Kingdom means giving, praying, and fasting from a place of acceptance, not
for approval. It means trusting that God's way is better than your way, even when it doesn't make sense.

Here's what I need you to know: when anxiety is screaming at you about tomorrow, about your needs, about your problems, the solution isn't to think harder or plan better. The solution is to seek first the Kingdom of God. Because you cannot out think God's faithfulness.

Anxiety wants you focused on what you don't have. Jesus wants you focused on Who you do have. And when you seek Him first, everything else falls into place. Not because your problems disappear, but because your Provider is faithful.

Application Questions

  1. What does "seeking first the Kingdom of God" look like practically in your daily schedule and priorities?
  2. In what ways have you been seeking solutions instead of seeking God Himself?

Today's Challenge

Before you make any decision today, before you try to solve any problem, stop and seek God first. Literally. Pause, pray, ask Him what matters in this situation. Then watch how it changes your perspective and your anxiety.

Today's Prayer

Father, I want to seek Your Kingdom first. Not my comfort first. Not my plans first. Not my solutions first. Your Kingdom. Help me understand what that means in my everyday life. Show me where I've been seeking answers instead of seeking You. I believe that when I seek You first, You will provide everything I need. Teach me to trust Your faithfulness more than my own thinking. In Jesus' name, amen.
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