Priorities

The more I live the more I realize that when you truthfully begin to pursue the Kingdom of G-d, priorities begin to fall into place. As a preacher I’ve unsuccessfully tried to teach people the order of importance of various aspects of our lives. Different preachers have different lists of priorities. It’s obvious that different cultures shape different priorities. Culture should be the last thing shaping our response to G-d. The Holy Spirit is the only determining factor when listing our priorities. I wish people would understand when I tell them that money; career and even happiness should NOT be top priorities. But most people would disagree with me, including preachers. I guess the only way one could truly comprehend what I mean is if you give your time to seeking the kingdom of G-D.

Things we deem necessities are really things that are neither here nor there. I once heard someone say that G-d just wants us to be happy. That’s not G-d’s quest here. Even so, how will he make us happy, by giving us everything we desire? The bible declares that he granted unto men the desires of their hearts and it brought leanness into their souls. Some may argue that different things make different people happy. That weird, because the list of things people desire is quite a short one. Most of our prioritized lists are imbued with selfish desires. We even interpret G-d’s words though selfish desires.

Our list of priorities may seem modest and spiritually sound but when we hear someone say that G-d desires’ that our first priority be our family, then something’s wrong. For this reason, all the enemy has to do is attack your family and you’re out of the ministry. Some people put possessions at the top of the list, only so that men would know that G-d is a supplier…of course. Yep, he supplies the BMW… to boost your ego.  I’ve seen men prophesy that god said that a certain young woman should marry them (which god?). A lot of the time, the people who desire things the most never get them and those who do, never enjoy it. The people who enjoy their things the most are the people who don’t mind losing (giving) them.

Money really doesn’t matter. Money is quite simple really; the more you give the more you receive. That’s about it with money.  A lustful desire to have ‘stuff’ is just a reflection of the selfish nature of ones heart. While the eternal struggle between ministry and family unfolds, we ask the question, which is more important? That to is simple. You’ll have no problem if your family’s in your ministry and your ministry is your family.  We don’t have to separate them.  So I will not produce a list of priorities for you to follow. Let the Holy Spirit lead you and I’m sure we’ll come up with the same thing. Seek first his kingdom…