GOD FIRST: FROM CHOICE TO LIFESTYLE

TITLE: GOD FIRST: FROM CHOICE TO LIFESTYLE

“Whatever has first place in your heart will have the greatest over your life.”

Exodus 20:1-3 NIV

“God will never be satisfied with a place in our lives when He belongs on the throne of our lives.”

When God is first, else finds its proper place.

WHAT STOPS US FROM LIVING A “GOD-FIRST LIFESTYLE?”

1. We do not trust Him.

Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV

At the root of much of our disobedience is a issue.

“We will never fully surrender to a God we do not fully trust.”

“God’s direction may not always make sense in the moment, but His can always be trusted.”

2. can keep us from putting God first.

If we know His character, we can His direction.

“Fear asks, ‘What if God doesn’t come through?’ Faith remembers all the times He already has.”

3. can move God out of first place.

Matthew 6:33 NIV 

“If the enemy cannot destroy your faith, he will try to distract your focus.”

The greatest thing I get to steward is not simply my money, my possessions, my gifts, or my resources. The greatest thing I get to steward is my .

HOW DO I LIVE A “GOD-FIRST LIFESTYLE?’ 

1. God First In Our .

“God is not looking for weekend visitation; He desires daily devotion.”

2. God First In Our .

1 Samuel 15:22 NIV 

“Obedience is not how we earn God’s love; it is how we to God’s love.”

3. God First In Our .

God established the Sabbath because He wanted His people to stop, worship, rest, and trust Him.

4. God First In Our and Resources.

Colossians 3:23 NIV

Whether we are working, parenting, serving, leading, studying, or helping someone, our lives can become worship.

We do not put God first because of Guilt. We put God first because of .

HOW SHOULD WE RESPOND TO GOD? 

1. Ourselves.

Psalm 51:17 NIV

God is not looking for perfect people. He is looking for hearts.

2. Rand Return.

Romans 8:1-2 NIV 

There is no condemnation, but there is .

The greatest thing I will ever steward is not my possessions.

It is my life.

“God does not want to be first on a list; He wants to be at the center of everything.”

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