Motivation

Keep God First…Do We? I often hear this phrase or advice given by people, “Keep God First.” I believe this is the best advice one could ever give or receive…but do we? Ever? Do we even know how? Do we know what it really means or what it looks like? What does keeping God first mean to you? In actuality, do we put God first or do we put our jobs first, our family first, our significant others first, our own needs and desires first? I know, I know! That is a lot of questions, but I wanted to get you thinking for a moment. I want you to think about what it really means to keep God first because this is the best and most important thing we will ever do in life. Keeping God first keeps us out of trouble. Keeping God first keeps us protected and leads toward prosperity. How many people in the world are living the life they truly desire? How many people in the world are actually happy? Few. And how many people in the world ACTUALLY keep God first? What does keeping God first look like? Keeping God first means putting God above all. Keeping God first means caring more about what pleases God than pleasing ourselves or other people. Keeping God first means, when I want to lie, I tell the truth instead. Keeping God first means, when I want to give up, I put my trust and faith in God to carry me to the finish line. It means walking away when I want to seek revenge. It means doing the right thing, no matter what everyone else chooses to do. It means caring more about what God wants than what I want. It means caring more about what God says than what anyone else says. Why? Why should we actually keep God first? It’s because God is the one who encourages us to do better and be better every day. When we are better, our lives are better. When we are better, the lives of those around us are better. Hate and negativity are contagious, but so are positivity and love. But love never fails. We need love. God is love, and there is nothing more worthy of having first place in our lives, and in our hearts. God loves us, and He has loved us from the beginning of time. Though He will not wait forever, if you are still breathing, it is not too late. We are not waiting on God, He is waiting on us, with arms wide open.