What Are You Living For???

Many of  us live for many different things:


- Money
- Making money
- Approval of others
- Just to get by
- Your job
- Other people
- Caring for others
- To be the best
- To be great
- To be famous


The list could go on if every person in the would was asked this question. But in the end doing all these things can bring temporary fulfillment, you'll get tired of your job because you don't do it because you love it anymore, but because you have to do it, caring for other people may be something you really enjoy, but you may become sad when no one is caring for you. Living to become famous, this is something alot of us do, this doesn't just mean getting your face on the TV, or in a magazine, but be famous for what you do being the greatest dancer, singer, artist, runner, painter, speaker. It's great to want to be great at what you do, but when you do it for others, or things in this world that's when it can all go wrong. We see this when we look at

Proverbs 11:28 - 'Trust in your money and down you go! But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.
Proverbs 11: 28 (MSG) says - A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump; a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree.

A dead life, when something is dead it has no use anymore for what can it give, A dead phone, no batttery what can you do with it, who would place a dead plant in their house, you would rather a beautiful, living one, almost as the scripture puts it flourishing. So with our life wouldn't we want it to be beautiful- Beautiful- you say on well that can't be me, but God doesn't look at what's on the outside he looks at the heart. If your heart is filled with joy and wanting to serve him, and you love your life because God loves you and has an amazing plan for you, you are beautiful, you don't have to have the greatest looking hair for God to notice you, that doesn't mean you shouldn't do your hair and make it look nice, if that's something you enjoy, that makes you feel good then that's great, but let it be for you, not because someone else tells you your not beautiful unless you have your hair a certain way, have your hair the way you want it, because it makes you feel good, not them, relying on God and not what the world has to offer, you will see that everything else will fall into place.

Matthew 6:19-21 - Don't store up tresasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroy them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.

So we read this and may think well that means that we can't have anything, buy anything because then we are going against the word of God. But it didn't say don't have things, for God word says -

Philippians 4:19 - And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glourious riches, which have been given to us in Jesus Christ.

So it's not that we can't have things, but lets not allow them to rule our lives, we could have a phone one day and lose it the next, but God is always there, waiting for us, ready to supply all our needs, giving everything to God and living for him, we can have the hope that we will be ok. We don't need the lastest pair of shoes, laptop, phone, house, car. All we need is God and everything else will follow.

When we truly call on God and say God sorry for putting my life before you, and ask that he would be first in all areas of our lives will we see wonderful things, God wants to supply for us his word says it, but if we never let him into our life how will we see him work, sometimes the smallest things God does can seem really big to us, we need that extra money to get from A to B and don't have it, when you live with God you won't have to worry for his word says -
Philippians 4:6-7 - Don't worry about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. 

Just praying to God and letting him know everything opens doors to the wonderful things he wants to bless you with. God loves you so much and seeks a true relationship with you, but it takes giving from two sides in a relationship, Gods word tells us to ask and it will be given -

Matthew 7:7 - “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 

So when we ask for what we NEED God already knows, but asking shows you trust in him to provide for you.
Matthew 6: 33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. 

So let's live for God first and he will take care of the rest, give all you have over to him, when you work pray ask God to help you with your work. He Will.

May God truly bless you and help you in every area of your life, may he remind you how beautiful you are and that you are valued, God loves you very much and wants the best for your life.

I pray God you would have your way with each of us, may we live for you Lord.

What Are You Living For???
I know what I am...

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