{"id":8315,"date":"2016-01-30T20:00:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-31T02:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hungryformore.org\/?p=8315"},"modified":"2016-01-30T20:00:44","modified_gmt":"2016-01-31T02:00:44","slug":"a-life-changing-text","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hungryformore.org\/a-life-changing-text\/","title":{"rendered":"A Life-Changing Text"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dear Friend,<\/span><\/p>\n

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Seems that each time we talk, anxieties rise to the surface of our conversations. Have you noticed? So, as I\u2019ve prayed for the both of us, Matthew 6:31-33 has returned to speak to my heart. \u201cDo not be anxious\u2026.But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.\u201d<\/em> Herein lies the key to\u00a0freedom<\/strong> from<\/strong> worry<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The word \u201ckingdom<\/em>\u201d stuns me when I look at its original meaning. Thayer\u2019s Greek Lexicon says \u201ckingdom<\/em>\u201d means “royal power, kingship, dominion, rule – not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right to rule<\/strong> over a kingdom<\/span>“<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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When I seek His right to rule over me<\/strong> first and foremost, I am promised that everything else will fall into place. Could it be that we are worrying about things only as they affect\u00a0us? \u201cYou ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spent it on your pleasures\u201d<\/em> (James 4:3). Are our thoughts desirous of His way of thinking and acting or only our own? When the Lord is truly our Shepherd, we shall have no wants<\/strong> (Psalm 23:1). Let\u2019s pray for this state of surrender<\/strong> within the\u00a0both of us.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Father,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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There is so much going on in our heads. We are anxious about so many things. But You’ve shown us the solution. \u00a0Simply turning<\/strong> to face You.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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My friend and I begin this day giving You the right to make our decisions<\/strong>. Regardless of whether it is the time we spend on tasks or free time — the words that come out of our mouths and what we put into them. I ask that You take our every thought captive, underneath Your rule (2 Corinthians 10:5).\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Just hoping our thoughts improve isn\u2019t the key. We are both old enough to have tried that self-improvement program and found it useless. Please flow Your own thoughts and emotions within us. Change our desires and make them Your own<\/strong>. When Your people who are called by Your Name humble themselves and pray, and seek Your face and turn from their selfish ways, then You are free to give us what we need and go on to\u00a0heal our land (2 Chronicles 7:14). May we rest in Your goodness. \u00a0So be it\u2026.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of Tom Clark.<\/p>\n

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Dear Friend,   Seems that each time we talk, anxieties rise to the surface of our conversations. Have you noticed? So, as I\u2019ve prayed for the both of us, Matthew 6:31-33 has returned to speak to my heart. \u201cDo not be anxious\u2026.But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.\u201d Herein lies … <\/p>\n

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