Humans have a fair amount of self-awareness. And if we’re honest, we all know our weak points. Those places where character is lacking a bit.

One of our biggest weaknesses is that we just want stuff. Bigger house, more expensive car—that kind of thing. In those moments, we are missing out on the biggest prize. Our focus is wrong.

Matthew 6:33 says, "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."

The Bible—the Word itself—shows us exactly what our priorities should be. God knows us far better than we could ever know ourselves, and He tells us that we have it exactly backwards. We look for the stuff, then tack on God stuff for later. In fact, turn that around and that’s how we should be doing life. Look for God first, find Him, then later He’ll give us the desires of our heart. Because our hearts will then be aligned with His perfect will for our lives.

Try this approach and see if it works for you. What you’ll also find as a bonus is peace that the world can’t give. When you seek first a relationship with your Creator, you find that material possessions are no substitute for knowing Him.

Let’s pray.

Lord, thank you for relationship. Thank you for loving us through our sin. Amen.