Building Character

Read Matthew 6:31-33 – So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Know the Difference Between Need and Want

One day I received the advice, “Be careful of what you want! If you want it bad enough you might get it only to find out you really did not want it!” Look at your life and see what it is that you are looking for. Is it a better car with the best gadgets? Or could it be a home in the nicest neighborhood? A new wardrobe, or boat… you get what I mean. The bottomless pit of things we seek after keeps us on the trail where God isn’t! Sir, if you don’t get a handle on this truth you will wake up one day an old man still looking for something you really don’t need.
 
On the other hand, if you will seek after what you truly need you will be blessed with an abundance of the other things. If I could be so bold to say this: all we really need is Christ and His Kingdom. If you will help to establish His Kingdom in your life then He will establish your life in His Kingdom.
– David Raley serves as the Field Representative for Light for the Lost.