"But seek first [the] KINGDOM and His RIGHTEOUSNESS, and all these things will be given to you as well." Matthew 6:33 NIV
In other words it says, seek God first. Spend time with Him in conversation and His WORD. If you truly and sincerely do that because you want to do it, He will provide for you EVERYTHING you need. I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW TRUE THAT IS. I personally have been witnessing this in my life in real time. God is so real and so faithful. But remember, it is a two way street!!! If you start seeking God after you haven't sincerely for awhile, it might seem like God is not hearing you or is not doing anything for awhile. That's when you have got to wait a little and have FAITH and show God you are truly inviting God into your life and that you want His provision.
Over two years ago, when I made a promise to myself that I will read the Bible daily and spend time worshiping God and speaking to Him, I remember things were VERY QUIET at first. I would sit on my bed in silence for long periods of time before I would find something to say to God. You know, God met me where I was. He would still come to me in His presence even when I was silent. I wouldn't say much because I wanted every word to be meaningful and not fake. I wanted my conversations with Him to be as natural and real as with people. I didn't want to just rumble how so many of Christians do and do not even remember what we prayed about.
It takes a little bit of time to restore the relationship ... it's awkward at first... ya know? The biggest thing you need to know is that God is listening to the sincerity of your heart even in silence. The fact that you are expressing the desire to spend time with Him and get to know God, He is already there for you. It also might feel like you are ashamed to talk to God after not talking to Him for so long. DO NOT listen to that, that is the devil making you feeling ashamed with hopes that you will just give up because it's uncomfortable to rekindle the conversation. God accepts you exactly how you are and He wants to hear from you.
I used to tell myself and others that I am so busy and that I really do not have time to read the Bible and pray, and attend services, unless it was a Sunday service. Ya know, all I will say now is that I have so much time now for my GOD!!! I become sick feeling if I do not read the WORD and speak to my Father. I all of a sudden do not have time for meaningless hang outs, social media hang out, (I'm still working on that one a little bit... :) I'm much better but still could be better), movies, shows.... I'm serious, being very honest, I have no time or interest in these things because I am now thirsting only more and more to be filled with the WORD of God, with the PEACE that He provides, with His Spirit and HIS PRESENCE. There is nothing better in this world. I can say that 100%!!! I am amazed that I am saying this now. It is true! And, I cannot believe how amazing things are going in every other area of my life. God is slowly changing things and I just want to praise Him day and night. He is so amazing!!!!!!!
Believe the WORD of God. It will become so evident in your life.
Pastor Henry Wright says in his book A more excellent way something very intriguing about tithing. What does it really mean? It's not just money. We have got to hung up on that. A lot of Christians just preach that and way too much about money, which is wrong. (I think the money part shouldn't be talked in church at all! If we pray and believe in God, He will provide. Some churches just have baskets by the door and who wants to, drops money in and those churches have never lacked for what they are praying for. God has met the financial needs of the church and their missions time after time. Isn't that a miracle?!) Anyway, Henry says, there are 168 hours in a week and so you must give 10% at least, to God alone. That means reading His word, speaking to Him, worshipping Him for your own growth and edification, first. That folks is 16.8 hours a week, only. That is about 2.4 hours a day. Think about it. How much time do you really give to God?
Everything is God's. Everything you own. You yourself are not even yours, you are God's because He created you. So, all of it is God's and should be for God. And, one needs to ask permission from God to do anything to oneself and when giving things away to others, also.
Bottom line....I have to say, if you do not spend time in God's word, prayer and worship, NEVER ASSUME OR AWAIT ANYTHING FROM GOD. It's impossible to become an adult in this journey of life with out that. It's impossible to have change happen in our families, our lives, our jobs, our hearts. It's impossible to have a truly amazing, meaningful and fulfilling life with that CONTINUOUS peace in your heart. It's impossible to reach your dreams and find a true purpose in life that will NEVER waiver. We were created with a void for a reason. And, no matter what we do, what we accomplish, we will still have that void, and it CAN ONLY BE FILLED WITH GOD, HIS SPIRIT, AND HIS WORD. AMEN.
I love you all. I pray that anyone reading this will be guided by the Lord and can accept and feel His perfect love. Make a small step everyday and you will live to see daily miracles and God's provision in your life.
With love, in the name of Jesus,
Antonina
ps... I would recommend you read the entire chapter of Matthew 6 not just verse 33 that I quoted above. It will give you spiritual food for days and it will begin to change your life.
ps 2... :) I all of a sudden don't even need to spend so much time practicing my craft (my daily practicing of my technique, I'm an operatic signer... it's like being an athlete. to stay in shape, I must practice daily my vocalizes, my breath, music I will be performing, etc...) and, miraculously things are coming together so fast and easy, and it's 100% because I seek God first and He provides everything else I need. It's like I'm doing more in less time when I give time to GOD. It really is an amazing thing. I think also because with God you are able to clean out and recycle a bunch of dirt and things you do not need in your heart and mind. God exchanges the old stuff with new living word and so your mind becomes free and not crowded with meaningless garbage. So when I go to practice, my mind is easily focused and the tensions of life, or fear, are not there to interfere with my voice. Our voice brings/mirrors EVERYTHING out that is in our mind, heart and soul. That's all it can do. Voice is a muscle, (two one centimeter long muscles in your throat vibrating against each other when air is sent through) and the thing that colors it, IS. YOUR. SOUL. As soon as I have some hard times in life, some fear, unforgiveness, sin, tension with somebody, all of that immediately shows up in my singing. It is 100% true.
In other words it says, seek God first. Spend time with Him in conversation and His WORD. If you truly and sincerely do that because you want to do it, He will provide for you EVERYTHING you need. I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW TRUE THAT IS. I personally have been witnessing this in my life in real time. God is so real and so faithful. But remember, it is a two way street!!! If you start seeking God after you haven't sincerely for awhile, it might seem like God is not hearing you or is not doing anything for awhile. That's when you have got to wait a little and have FAITH and show God you are truly inviting God into your life and that you want His provision.
Over two years ago, when I made a promise to myself that I will read the Bible daily and spend time worshiping God and speaking to Him, I remember things were VERY QUIET at first. I would sit on my bed in silence for long periods of time before I would find something to say to God. You know, God met me where I was. He would still come to me in His presence even when I was silent. I wouldn't say much because I wanted every word to be meaningful and not fake. I wanted my conversations with Him to be as natural and real as with people. I didn't want to just rumble how so many of Christians do and do not even remember what we prayed about.
It takes a little bit of time to restore the relationship ... it's awkward at first... ya know? The biggest thing you need to know is that God is listening to the sincerity of your heart even in silence. The fact that you are expressing the desire to spend time with Him and get to know God, He is already there for you. It also might feel like you are ashamed to talk to God after not talking to Him for so long. DO NOT listen to that, that is the devil making you feeling ashamed with hopes that you will just give up because it's uncomfortable to rekindle the conversation. God accepts you exactly how you are and He wants to hear from you.
I used to tell myself and others that I am so busy and that I really do not have time to read the Bible and pray, and attend services, unless it was a Sunday service. Ya know, all I will say now is that I have so much time now for my GOD!!! I become sick feeling if I do not read the WORD and speak to my Father. I all of a sudden do not have time for meaningless hang outs, social media hang out, (I'm still working on that one a little bit... :) I'm much better but still could be better), movies, shows.... I'm serious, being very honest, I have no time or interest in these things because I am now thirsting only more and more to be filled with the WORD of God, with the PEACE that He provides, with His Spirit and HIS PRESENCE. There is nothing better in this world. I can say that 100%!!! I am amazed that I am saying this now. It is true! And, I cannot believe how amazing things are going in every other area of my life. God is slowly changing things and I just want to praise Him day and night. He is so amazing!!!!!!!
Believe the WORD of God. It will become so evident in your life.
Pastor Henry Wright says in his book A more excellent way something very intriguing about tithing. What does it really mean? It's not just money. We have got to hung up on that. A lot of Christians just preach that and way too much about money, which is wrong. (I think the money part shouldn't be talked in church at all! If we pray and believe in God, He will provide. Some churches just have baskets by the door and who wants to, drops money in and those churches have never lacked for what they are praying for. God has met the financial needs of the church and their missions time after time. Isn't that a miracle?!) Anyway, Henry says, there are 168 hours in a week and so you must give 10% at least, to God alone. That means reading His word, speaking to Him, worshipping Him for your own growth and edification, first. That folks is 16.8 hours a week, only. That is about 2.4 hours a day. Think about it. How much time do you really give to God?
Everything is God's. Everything you own. You yourself are not even yours, you are God's because He created you. So, all of it is God's and should be for God. And, one needs to ask permission from God to do anything to oneself and when giving things away to others, also.
Bottom line....I have to say, if you do not spend time in God's word, prayer and worship, NEVER ASSUME OR AWAIT ANYTHING FROM GOD. It's impossible to become an adult in this journey of life with out that. It's impossible to have change happen in our families, our lives, our jobs, our hearts. It's impossible to have a truly amazing, meaningful and fulfilling life with that CONTINUOUS peace in your heart. It's impossible to reach your dreams and find a true purpose in life that will NEVER waiver. We were created with a void for a reason. And, no matter what we do, what we accomplish, we will still have that void, and it CAN ONLY BE FILLED WITH GOD, HIS SPIRIT, AND HIS WORD. AMEN.
I love you all. I pray that anyone reading this will be guided by the Lord and can accept and feel His perfect love. Make a small step everyday and you will live to see daily miracles and God's provision in your life.
With love, in the name of Jesus,
Antonina
ps... I would recommend you read the entire chapter of Matthew 6 not just verse 33 that I quoted above. It will give you spiritual food for days and it will begin to change your life.
ps 2... :) I all of a sudden don't even need to spend so much time practicing my craft (my daily practicing of my technique, I'm an operatic signer... it's like being an athlete. to stay in shape, I must practice daily my vocalizes, my breath, music I will be performing, etc...) and, miraculously things are coming together so fast and easy, and it's 100% because I seek God first and He provides everything else I need. It's like I'm doing more in less time when I give time to GOD. It really is an amazing thing. I think also because with God you are able to clean out and recycle a bunch of dirt and things you do not need in your heart and mind. God exchanges the old stuff with new living word and so your mind becomes free and not crowded with meaningless garbage. So when I go to practice, my mind is easily focused and the tensions of life, or fear, are not there to interfere with my voice. Our voice brings/mirrors EVERYTHING out that is in our mind, heart and soul. That's all it can do. Voice is a muscle, (two one centimeter long muscles in your throat vibrating against each other when air is sent through) and the thing that colors it, IS. YOUR. SOUL. As soon as I have some hard times in life, some fear, unforgiveness, sin, tension with somebody, all of that immediately shows up in my singing. It is 100% true.
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