Choose what Lasts

That because we see in God that he went to the cross, that that he showed his love for us in this way, you can understand that if he was willing to go that far, you can imagine that he would be willing to do everything else that leads up to that ultimate sacrifice. He will graciously give us all things. And then Jesus ties it all back together. Matthew chapter six thirty three and four 34. He says, seek first the kingdom of life. Put your focus on the kingdom. Invest in the kingdom. Serve the god of the kingdom. He says, seek first the kingdom and his righteousness, and all of these things will be given to you as well. [00:28:35] (44 seconds)  #SeekFirstKingdom

When we allow worry to overtake us, then we are taking our eyes off of what's most important and instead choosing to lift up something else. So he says he says, don't invest in things that won't last. Don't put your focus on things that won't last. Don't allow don't serve things that won't last, and worry is the test for us. Verse 31. Well, first he says, look at the birds, look at the flowers, God takes care of them, and you know that he's gonna take care of you too because you're more valuable than these other things. [00:26:52] (30 seconds)  #WorryLessTrustMore

What does it look like for God's kingdom to actually show up on earth? That is a great question. That's exactly what we've been digging into. See, Jesus didn't come to make better rule followers. Instead, he came to give us new hearts because it's not just about doing the right things. It's about becoming the kind of person that wants to do the right things. God's ways aren't random. They're designed for your blessing. But here's the tension. We've been trained by a broken world. We've learned how to survive in it. And so even when we tried to change, we couldn't do it. [00:00:48] (35 seconds)  #NewHeartsNotRules

And that that verse is always interesting to me that it's not you can't serve both both good and evil. You're not you can't serve both God and the devil. Right? He's not saying that. He's saying he's saying that that your attention is gonna be drawn to the things that are important to you. And if you start putting your time and focus and energy into things that will not last, what he says here is that when we do that, we end up we end up serving this thing. Because now we're investing all of our time. We're investing all of our energy. Everything we have is going into this box over here, and it ends up controlling you. [00:17:58] (47 seconds)  #AttentionRevealsAllegiance