Daily Huddle - Tue May 5, 2020 Chasing

Love you all, praying for you,
 
Have you noticed some things in life – just make you think, give you pause, make you wonder?  Have you ever seen people who are always chasing – but never catching?  Always striving, never thriving?  They are seeking love but never find it, seeking success, but never achieve it, seeking happiness but never experience it, seeking money, but never seem to get it, or keep it, seeking a husband or a wife, but never seem to find one – or they pick the wrong one and then they are seeking another one,  Always chasing – never catching.  And then other people don’t seem to chase – it seems to come to them.  God tells us how this works.  God’s truth – which is high above all of the ideas, opinions, or philosophies of man.  All the things that men and women chase after… all the things they desire, hope for, long for, worry about, strive for, that seem to somehow escape them... God says “These things dominate the thoughts of those who do not believe – but your Heavenly Father already knows that you need them.  "But" – that’s a separation word – an opposite direction word – but – here’s the truth – the answer.   It's evident what they do... but You – Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness – and all these things will be added unto you, given to you as well, all these things that you were chasing – will instead chase you.  God said it.  Another thing you may have noticed in life.  The answer is always God’s answer – but God’s answers are always spiritually discerned.  You cannot understand them with a chasing lens, only a seeking lens.  Often the answer that is so clear – is still unclear to the chasers.  Have you ever been a chaser?  But first - seek - the kingdom of God – and His righteousness.  The Kingdom comes first, then the righteousness.  You can’t have righteousness without kingdom.  Most people think – seek first the kingdom – means do more church things – that the culture considers godly.  Go to church more, follow more cultural traditions, do more things that seemingly religious people do.  But that’s not Kingdom.  That’s just religion - just chasing different things than you’ve been chasing – only to find out they are really similar.  Kingdom is different.  It’s Simple.  Jesus is King – Let Him Rule.  Come under His authority.  Your time is not your own, your PiVAT belongs to Him.  Your mind needs transformed, (PRISM will transform it).  Your money needs to go – where He directs it.  (4C's is how you surrender it)  All these are His not yours.  In Kingdom – the King has dominion - He just takes over – makes the call.  And you surrender to it all...  anything He says, or wants, or leads you in.  He says He is good, and has good for you - Do you believe Him?  Then you will let him drive, if you don't, you won't.  When Kingdom comes first in your life – when you seek obedience more than anything else - then righteousness follows.  The righteousness of Christ that you are - by His blood shed for you – becomes the righteousness of Christ that you do - because you're doing what He wants you to.  It means you’re not chasing anymore, not success, not money, not a relationship, or recognition, or happiness.  You’re not chasing, your resting.  Your not chasing, you’re remaining.  You're not chasing, your seeking - His presence, His Word – His Truth, His Will and His Way - His desires become your desires.  And you're willing to wait for His best, not chase but remain steadfast.  What you used to think you needed, you find that He is better.  And all those things you were chasing and couldn't find – begin to find you.  So are you chasing anything that you aren’t catching?  Maybe it’s because you forgot to seek first…  Sometimes we can fall back into chasing not seeking, it's how we used to live, so it's familiar.  Chasing first, not seeking first.  If you are wanting something that hasn’t happened yet, if you find yourself trying to figure out what you could do to get it… it might be that you have left seeking first, and went back to chasing first.  Let the King decide – just do what He told you.  PiVAT before dinner – just focus on what He told you to do today, in this hour – and He will make sure what you need – finds you.  PRISM – just focus on His Presence and His Word – what He says - His love for you! - and He will change your chasing to seeking first.  His Word turns chasers into seekers.   Walk with someone daily -  Your Daily Call – helps you overcome the enemy who wants to get you to chase again, so you’re always chasing and never catching, instead of seeking and finding, because you are diligent in obedience, while resting in faith. So the things you need find you, because God gives them.  Praying that you will give Him your full attention, Seek First, and He will give you everything you need.  His timing is better, What He does – you couldn’t even imagine, much less chase after.  He’s better, His Word is better, His ways are better, He will show you step by step as you look to Him.  Praying that if you find yourself starting to chase something, that He will lead you back to seek Him first.  Just obey the first thing, and He will lead you to the next.  He will always bring you to His best.  You can trust Him in the rest.
 
Love you all,
dad