Seven practical steps that will help you [cultivate a lifestyle] of seeking [first] the kingdom of God and His righteousness. I like to call Matthew 6:33,
"The Principle of Priority".
(Part 2)

(3) INTERCEDE for the people God is going to speak to through your life and personal witness:
You need to pray for the people, and the opportunities God is going to bring into your life that particular day. It may be people that you already know, and then it may be people you do not know. Pray for God to be glorified through your life, and to open doors for His word to be spoken by you and through your life witness. (Col. 4:2-6) Pray that He will use you to advance His kingdom agenda by seeing sinners saved and His people freed from the lies and deception of the world. Pray for His will to be done in and through your life.

(4) INVEST what He gave you in that secret place of INTIMACY with the people He brings into your life:
When the Father gives you a life altering word it is not only for you. He graciously gave you a living word to live out and give away. GO GIVE IT AWAY! This is also the best way to keep what He gives. Give and it shall be given unto you in good measure. If you want to remember Scripture, and the principles that God's truth supports, GO GIVE IT AWAY! Invest it in the lives of the people He brings to you. May the Lord use you, as a vessel of His mercy, a trophy of His grace, to teach, touch, and transform lives through His life altering grace.

(5) INSIST that they know where this word came from: God gave you His word in advance for the purpose of influencing the weary soul. He desires to have an impact on their lives, not for you to be influenced by them. The greatest way to INSIST that others know the source of your life is by letting God's truth govern you, and not the circumstances of each day. Jesus did not allow the enemy to govern His life. No! He loved, did good, blessed, prayed, gave, offered, and was always kind to the unthankful and evil people of this world. When you allow His truth to lead you, and not the response of people, you will be identified as children of God, and be able to INSIST that they know why you are the way you are. It will bring GLORY to the LORD!

Taking it serious!

a. How are you praying for the people you will encounter today?

Sinners lost in sin: (2 Cor. 4:1-6)

(1) For God to reveal the light of the Gospel to their veiled hearts. (2) For God to open their understanding and draw them to Christ Jesus.

(3) For God to call them to deny themselves and grant them the repentance and faith to do so.

(4) For God to be honored and pleased to make them and their lives acceptable in His sight for His glory.

Saints doing the will of Satan: (2 Tim. 2:23-26)

(5) For the saints caught in sin that God would grant them repentance, reveal His truth to them, and give them a sound mind to act on this truth, and release them from the snare of the enemy.

Serving stewards in the kingdom: (Col. 1:9-11 ; Phil. 1:9-11 ; Eph. 1:16-23)

(6) To know, understand, and discern the will of God and be full of the knowledge and wisdom of the Lord in order to prove that which is excellent and be without offense unto the day of Jesus Christ.

b. Who have you invested the truth in today? Have you intentionally made the effort to give away what God gave you?

c. Did you insist that they know the very word you gave them is what God gave you this morning?

d. Is it a delight for you to (1) meet and hear from the Lord, and (2) pray for the people you're going to encounter and engage each day?

e. Does it bless you to point everyone to Jesus?

Think About It!

Cultivate a lifestyle that helps others see the significance and priority of seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness!

It will deliver you from a defeated life, and keep others from being distracted by your distorted witness.