Matthew 6:33 (NKJV) But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
The words “seek first” emphasise the need to prioritise, look out for, search thoroughly with respect to the things pertaining to our relationship with God, the importance of the Word of God, to experience God, and to ensure that we are growing spiritually and living our lives righteously. It can only be done when we live our lives based on biblical values and principles. Therefore, a Christian should have these priorities in place where God is first, family second, followed by career and other less significant matters in life. If we do not prioritise seeking after God first, then seeking for power, prestige, pleasure, people, and career will take the place of importance in our lives. The world will try to conform us to its mould and standards and to compromise with the world, so as a believer in the marketplace, it is easy for us to pick and choose what we want to believe and practise. However, we will lose our testimony for Him in the marketplace if we compromise with the world, and we will be overwhelmed by anxieties if we have built our lives on the wrong foundation.
Is it possible to have a successful and godly leader in the marketplace who also leads the family well? Most definitely! That will happen if we intentionally seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. These people will fully acknowledge that Jesus is the Lord as well as Saviour of their lives. When Jesus is the Lord of our lives, He will be an integral part of our decision making process, and He will be consulted before we make any major decisions in our lives. We have chosen to be yoked with Him so that He can carry us through. We will seek the advice of the Holy Spirit and be sensitive to Him daily. Prayer and journaling will be an important part of our spiritual discipline, and we won’t make any major decisions on our own since we have prioritised seeking God first. Prayer and consecration are like hand in glove. Therefore, it will be a habit to seek the face of God and talk to Him throughout the day. This is what it means to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.
Not everyone will seek God automatically when they are worried, but we will realise that many problems arise when we depart from the Lord. That’s why God assured us that all these things will be added to us if we are to seek first His kingdom and His righteousness. God might not answer our prayers based on what we want but what we need, but it is better to be blessed God’s way than the ways of the world.
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先求他的国
马太福音6:33 你们要先求他的国和他的义。这些东西都要加给你们了 。
“要先求”这句话强调我们需要优先考虑，寻找，搜寻我们与 神有关的事情、 神话语的重要性、经历 神、确保灵命成长、活出公义的生命。 只有当我们根据圣经的价值观和原则生活时，才能做到这一点。因此，基督徒应该有这样的优先顺序， 神第一，家庭第二，其次是事业和生活中其他不太重要的事情。世界试图使我们顺从它的模式和标准，并向世界妥协，所以作为在职场里的信徒，我们很容易挑选我们想要相信和实践的东西。 如果我们与世界妥协，我们将失去在职场上为祂作的见证。 如果我们的生命建立在错误的根基上，我们就会被焦虑所淹没。
是否有可能在职场上有一个成功的、敬虔的领袖，同时也能很好地领导家庭？绝对可以! 如果我们有意先寻求 神的国和祂的义，那就会发生。这些人完全承认耶稣是主，也是他们生命的救主。当耶稣是我们生命的主时，祂就会成为我们做决定时不可或缺的一部分，在我们的生活中做任何重大决定之前都会征求祂的旨意。我们已经选择与祂同负一轭，好叫祂能带我们渡过难关。我们将寻求圣灵的建议，每天都对祂敏锐。祷告和写灵修日记是我们属灵训练的重要组成部分。我们不会独自做任何重大的决定，因为我们把寻求 神放在第一位。祷告和分别为圣就像在手套中的手。对我们来说，整天寻求 神的面并与祂交谈将成为一种习惯。这就是先寻求 神的国和祂的义的意思。
不是每个人在忧虑的时候都会自动去寻求神，但我们会发现当我们离开主的时候，许多问题就会出现。这就是为什么 神向我们保证，如果我们先寻求祂的国和祂的义，所有这些都要加给我们了。 神可能不会根据我们想要的而是我们需要的来回应我们的祷告，但是按 神的方式领受祝福，比按世界的方式领受祝福更好。
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