Matthew 18:3

Matt 18:3 (NIV) "Jesus said: I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”

"Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and everything you need for life will be added to you."-Matthew 6:33. The kingdom of God or God’s priorities are not in contrast with our needs. They are in perfect unison, if God is the source of our needs. But if we think our money or our job or our own efforts are our source of our needs then we don’t trust in God to provide our every need. We will end up putting all our strength and energy in acquiring all our needs for ourselves.

But with trust in God we lay aside all our concerns for our daily needs and put all our efforts into seeking first the kingdom of God and God provides us with everything we need, often slower than we would like but He provides. Is it possible to seek God and put all your energy in the Kingdom, to personally grow in the understanding of God and then learn how to share that understanding with others? Easier said than done, because it is against our natural tendencies to not worry about all these things we think we need.

Unless we become like children who don’t worry about if their parent’s have money in the bank account to buy groceries, pay our mortgage, and car payments or not then we cannot see the Kingdom. If they outgrow the clothes we bought for them last month and there is no more money for more new clothes so soon, children don’t worry about it, they know the money will come.

Give some examples of ways you think you would like to become more childlike spiritually? Share some of your experiences, how you have been rewarded by seeking the kingdom of God first rather than your own needs?
*Originally posted as a comment by Dan on Kingdom Quest Blog on July 14, 2009 3:07 PM