Make seeking God the greatest priority in your life and everything else that is important will fall into place.

Make seeking God the greatest priority in your life and everything else that is important will fall into place.

Christians should give, pray, and fast for God, but this is only possible when our aspirations, attention, and affections are focused on Him instead of on others or ourselves.

Christians should give, pray, and fast for God, but this is only possible when our aspirations, attention, and affections are focused on Him instead of on others or ourselves.

Jesus teaches us to declare dependency on our Heavenly Father for provision, pardon, and protection.Matthew 6:5-15

Jesus teaches us to declare dependency on our Heavenly Father for provision, pardon, and protection. Matthew 6:5-15

Every day of our lives there is a competition between autonomy and making our own independent decisions and authority and accepting the need to submit to another, to be regulated by someone other than me.This battle between authority and autonomy is a test of our allegiance: when push comes to shove, will I choose me or bend the knee?Our allegiance is tested every day in significant as well as trivial ways.

Every day of our lives there is a competition between autonomy – making our own independent decisions and authority – accepting the need to submit to another, to be regulated by someone other than me.  This battle between authority and autonomy is a test of our allegiance: when push comes to shove, will I choose me or bend the knee?  Our allegiance is tested every day in significant as well as trivial ways.