friend, how do you restart well?
This season has been an unprecedented time, and because of COVID-19, many of us are taking new steps of faith with jobs, relationships, dreams and projects the Lord has placed on our hearts. With this in mind, I’d like to ask you a question today, my friend. When you’re restarting, taking a new step in your life, are you focused first and foremost on the goal you’re trying to reach...or on the One who makes every accomplishment possible?
The Bible encourages us, “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” (Matthew 6:33, NIV)
“First” means “before,” “most important,” or “in the beginning.”
The Greek word for beginning is “proton.” The proton is a particle located at the center of an atom. We also call the atom’s center the nucleus, and it’s interesting to note that it has a positive charge.
The Creator always precedes creation. He’s the One who is the beginning but also the end: “‘I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.’” (Revelation 22:13, NLT)
Think about what you put first in your life, what you place first in your days. Do you act as if God is truly in first place?
- In your relationships,
- In your family life,
- In your dreams and plans,
- In the way you treat yourself?