Seek the kingdom of God first
Seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness before seeking worldly things and pleasure which in most instances come with anxiety and unbearable level of distress. Obedience to God’s commandments should be the ultimate reason for the thirst and aspiration of every heart.
◾Shun or ignore ignorance.
William Shakespeare once wrote that ignorance is the curse of God while knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven. It’s a sad thing to allow the mind waste away as a result of lack of requisite study. To acquire knowledge, one must study. Unfortunately, most people of our society nowadays are more in tuned to money and pleasure giving involvements rather than acquiring lifelong knowledge. Remember that 2 Peter 1: 2 says that grace and peace is multiplied unto us through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus Christ our Lord. So, I urge you to begin to find out the extent of your ignorance as from now on in order to ascertain what you know from that you do not know.
◾Always Be Prayerful and Exercise Faith
A Christian should pray as well as watch (focus on the Holy Spirit) at all times. Prayer is the only way one can reach God’s throne under any circumstance. It is the act of communing with God. To pray without exercising faith will only result in mere imagination, double mindedness and unsure expectation. A Christian should pray always in the spirit and not by emotional sentiments.
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen - Heb. 11:1. So, next time you are about to pray, believe that the Almighty Lord and God, the invincible creator of all things sees and hears every word that has come out of your purified and sanctified heart. The lesson is, “ find the courage to thank God for giving you the opportunity to be humble enough to realize that He alone can provide solution(s) to every of your request; for that’s why we pray to Him.”
◾Praise and Thank God in all seasons
Praise means to call God His names and titles. There are innumerable reasons why a Christian should praise and worship God at all times. Praise and worship Him in truth and spirit for His unending mercy, unfailing love, protection, provision, e.t.c. Praise him when you are happy, praise him when life seems too difficult and unpleasant to bear, praise him just because you want to acknowledge his sovereignty, praise him in all situations; good or bad.
It is in the holy atmosphere of praise and worship that healing, miracles and transformation of the soul begin to manifest, and God’s glory starts cleansing and changing our canal nature into the nature and character of Christ. So, dear friend, offer God the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving and see what He does in your life.
◾Don’t think negatively of yourself
Whenever your heart condemns you, know that God is greater than your heart and that His mercy will prevail over judgment. Friend, hold on to God’s mercy and promises and never allow your heart ache as a result of your negative reasoning which are in most cases buttress by physical and logical facts weigh the promises and unending mercy of God down in your life. Psychologists believe that we have between 60, 000 and 70, 000 thoughts a day and approximately 80% of those thoughts are negative or self damaging.
Negative thoughts about us are in most cases self- talks which are detrimental to one’s self esteem and block God’s divinely given visions. Always remember what God has said in His word; JEREMIAH 29: 11- “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
This discourse is getting interesting, and by the grace of God, this discourse will continue by next week. The peace of the Almighty God is with you throughout this week in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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