Sunday Praise & Worship Message - Seek Him Wholeheartedly

When you consider just how much we have to do in our lives, it is very easy for us to squeeze something out of our schedules in order to make more time for things we want to do. The things that we need to do sometimes get rushed or forgotten altogether. Important things like spending time with God in prayer or reading the scriptures are often pushed aside for things like trips to concerts. Family time is often spent in front of the television while eating dinner. Conversations that used to happen around the dining room table have been turned into texting sessions with friends, co-workers and other individuals.

Over time, we quickly slip into a pattern of forgetting the most important part of our Christian lives. We forget to pray, go to church or spend time in quiet meditation with God and the Word. We make time for other things in our lives and fail to even give God just a few minutes. 

It is clear that our priorities are out of whack and that we value other things more than God. But, we need to come back to our spiritual center and give God what He deserves. 

Jesus, in Matthew 22, when asked about taxes and whether or not taxes should be paid, replied, “Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.” The same holds true with our time and attention. We should give things like work their proper attention, but it should not become our lives. Do what is necessary, but do all those things that delight the Lord with all your heart, mind and soul.