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Seek First The Kingdom

What if the exhaustion we feel isn't from doing too little, but from centering our lives around the wrong things? This powerful exploration of Matthew 6:25-33 challenges us to examine what truly sits at the center of our existence. We make tens of thousands of decisions daily, yet rarely ask ourselves: what kingdom am I actually seeking? Jesus doesn't just command us to seek first the kingdom of God as another item on our spiritual to-do list. Instead, He reveals that the kingdom is the very environment our souls were designed for. Through the parable of the treasure hidden in a field, we discover that transformation happens not through gritted-teeth discipline, but when something so valuable enters our vision that it naturally reorders everything else. The man in the parable sells all he has with joy, not obligation. This is the invitation before us: to recognize that we've been trying to fit God into lives already shaped by fear, ambition, and control, when the truth is our lives are meant to fit into His kingdom. When we trust God with heaven but not with Monday, with eternity but not with rent or reputation, we reveal where our real center lies. The kingdom offers us a life no longer held together by anxiety, but organized around trust in the King who already came near to us. Chapters Chapter 1: The Kingdom as a New Center 0:00 - 7:00 We explore how the kingdom of God should function as the organizing center of our lives rather than an accessory to our existing priorities and anxieties. Chapter 2: The Kingdom as Quiet and Slow Transformation 7:00 - 14:00 We learn that God's kingdom grows quietly and slowly, like yeast in dough or seeds in soil, contrary to our expectations of fast, dramatic change. Chapter 3: The Kingdom and the Question of Control 14:00 - 21:00 We discover that anxiety signals what we believe depends on us, and Jesus invites us to surrender our sovereignty rather than abandon responsibility. Chapter 4: The King Who Moved Towards Us 21:00 - 28:00 We celebrate that the gospel is not about learning to seek God properly, but about God coming to seek us first, offering the kingdom as a gift rather than something earned. #kingdomofgod #trust #jesus #matthew6 #parables #transformation #control #surrender #gospel #holyspirit #cslewis #thomasmerton #HenryNouwen