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 1)

(1) INTIMACY with the Lord:
If you have been saved by Jesus you were rescued from yourself and your own sin, and given life in Christ to live in intimate fellowship with your heavenly Father and His people. Your Father has invited you into His presence, and to also join Him in His work upon the earth. The only way to know the specific course He has chosen for you is to pursue His face, day by day, through prayer and seeking His Word. The life of Christ is your example. He lived a sinless and sacrificial life through living a life of intimate fellowship with His heavenly Father. (Is. 50:4-6 ; John 5) You also must yield your body to the Lord, morning by morning, in order to hear and possess a life transforming word that can alter the life of a weary soul. This time each day is referred to as a "daily quiet time". The place is often called the "secret place" where you meet with the Lord. I like to call it the place of eternal release. It is where God eternally releases His word into you, so you can release eternity into a dark and needy world through your life. This place of intimacy reminds me of the refuge of a nest. Baby birds stay in their nest and their mother or father comes to the nest and feeds their little ones mouth to mouth. God desires to be that personal and intimate with you. The danger comes when a little ones falls from this place design for their protection and provision. God has a nest of INTIMACY designed for your protection and provision. Don't wander away from this nest of intimacy with the Lord but make it the priority of your life to seek hard after Jesus. (Pr. 27:8) Seek Him First!

(2) INVOLVE what you hear into your daily life:
You must not be only a hearer of the word but also a doer of the word of God. Obedience is the key that unlocks the practical blessings promised by God. When you act on what you heard from God you affirm what you believed. Without action there is no affirmation to validate what you believe. What you actually believe becomes believable as you involve it into your daily life. We all have said we believed God without being believable! Why was it unbelievable? Our actions affirmed that we actually did not believe what we said; therefore our actions validated our unbelief. The faith that does not produce works/action is a useless and a deceptive type of faith. Our faith can only be validated through our daily lifestyle. Three factors must be used to also determine the value of faith: (1) It's Origin (The root source of what we heard and believed. Is the source of our faith of God (true) or another source (a lie)?) (2) It's Object (Is our faith in the Lord and His promise or something that is temporary and perishing?) (3) It's Obedience (Our actions (we always obey what we trust) will authenticate the origin of our faith, and affirm and applaud the object of our faith.)

Taking it serious!

a. Do you have a personal and passionate relationship with Jesus?

b. Are you seeking His face daily?

c. Is He feeding you mouth to mouth?

d. What has He given you today to live for?

e. Are you right now living on what you heard from the Lord?

f. Are you longing to meet with Him again?

g. How are you involving what He gave you into His purpose for this day?

Remember this: The actions that characterise our lives do manifest what we trust. What we trust we also obey. Moreover, what we trust we aslo treasure.

Think about it!

Do you treasure spending time with the Lord?