Joel Osteen said yesterday that we do not have to FIND God to be rewarded. He just wants us seeking Him continually. This really got me to thinking on this subject and wondered how many out there really did not realize they only had to attempt, try, put forth an effort or seek God.
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33
What does seek mean?
- To make an attempt
- look for
- to go in search of
- to try to discover.
Hebrews 11:6, “….He (God) rewards those who earnestly seek Him.”
What is the result of seeking God? As in Matthew 6:33, “…and all these things will be given to you as well.” And in Hebrews 11:6, “He (God) rewards those….”.
How do you seek?
John 15:7, “But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted!”
How do we do this? We meditate on His promises and we read His promises in the Bible and claim them daily, or even more by the minute. We pray without ceasing asking God to direct our paths and our decisions in everything. Notice, I didn’t say in the big stuff I said in everything. Even the little stuff that you feel isn’t big enough to bother Jesus with? Yes, even the little stuff. He wants to be Lord over ALL of our life.
I Thessalonians 5:17, ~~“Never stop praying.”
” Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live.”
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, (The Message)
So this is very easy to understand. No matter what is going on in your life, PRAY! Pray for others, you can always find things to pray for. God wants us to pray to him in the tiny things. For example, I use coupons and love to find deals and sales. So it is not wrong for me to ask God to direct me to these good deals and sales. Ask God what He wants you to do today whether you are working at home or at public work.
God will richly bless you when you seek Him. When you don’t feel like reading your Bible, reading your daily devotion, praying to God, going to church, teaching that Sunday School, visiting the sick, visiting the lonely, giving your offerings, - should I go on?- just do it anyway. God will bless you for your attempting to do these things. If you have noticed that during those times you didn’t feel like doing any of the mentioned above, how you were blessed and felt so much better after you did them. Just keep keeping on! Don’t give up! Keep on going and trying to learn more about Jesus, He will richly reward your efforts.
How will God reward you? Oh my, in too many ways to mention. As I have said so many times, YOU CANNOT OUT GIVE GOD! No matter what you give to God, whether it is your time, talent, money, love, food, etc. God will bless you abundantly. He never ceases to amaze me in how He give back way more than I ever could have given just because we “seek” and “try” to do His work. We may not do a job like we think we should but if we attempt or try to do it God will take it and “run” with it and make those seeds grow! All we have to do is plant those seeks and God will water and cause to grow. So don’t worry if you feel inadequate in reading the Bible, understanding the Bible, teaching that class, sharing the Gospel, sitting with a lonely person, visiting a sick person, or whatever it is, just make the effort to do it and God will bless!
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