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Keeping Our Priorities Straight: Seeking the Kingdom First

  Keeping Our Priorities Straight "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." – Matthew 6:33    Keeping our priorities straight means placing God first in every area of life. When priorities are aligned, life flows. Affirm this truth: I keep my priorities straight by putting God first in my life. The focus remains on the kingdom, not on things.  The kingdom is the cake; things are simply the icing. When icing becomes the focus, imbalance follows. Chaos, confusion, contention, sickness, pain, dysfunction, lack, limitation, and scarcity all signal that priorities need realignment.    God must remain at the center. As kingdom citizens, everything and everyone else revolves around that divine center. Priorities are revealed through the first thought , the first word spoken , and the first action taken .  In the story of Elijah and the widow, the brook dries up, the ravens s...