The most important goal or behavior a Christian should be most concerned with is keeping God First in his/her life. Believers cannot allow anything to come between your relationship with God. I’m not talking about religion, or becoming religious. I’m talking about not allowing your selfishness and pride to become paramount in your life, surpassing God’s rightful place in your heart. When you truly serve God, doing for and helping others, is the natural by-product that comes. When God is your priority, your attitude and actions align with His will and great things get accomplished. Having God First in your life actually prevents oneself from being “religious”. It’s only when pride and selfishness are allowed the top priority in your life that it becomes a “works makes me righteous” game of religiosity. Clear space in your heart, all of it actually, for God to take His rightful place as Lord of your life. It’s what the Bible is all about. And it’s what the world craves, without truly knowing what it wants or how to get it.
Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.
1 John 5:21
An Ordinary Man's Pursuit of the Extraordinary God of the Bible. These are daily insights from reading the Bible from cover to cover yearly. It is intended to point others to the Truth, and inspire people to pursue the God of the Bible individually.
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