A few months ago, God blessed me with a (much needed) high paying job. It's a temporary position, however, and the fact that I will soon be laid off has been looming over my head ever since only a month after I got the job. I've been job hunting like crazy; I'm sure I've applied for a few dozen jobs by now. I've been so consumed with looking for a job that I've let it get in the way of other important aspects of my life, such as time for scripture study and personal prayer.
Today, almost randomly, the words of the Savior came to mind: "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God".
"Huh," I thought. "I haven't really been doing that, have I?"
This passage from the book of Jacob in the Book of Mormon states it plainly:
"But before ye seek for riches, seek ye for the kingdom of God.
"And after ye have obtained a hope in Christ ye shall obtain riches, if ye seek them..."
~ Jacob 2:18-19
Similar counsel is also given to us in the book of Matthew:
"Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
"Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
"Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
"And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
"And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
"Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
"Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
"(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
~ Matthew 6:25-33 (emphasis added)
I've decided that rather than spending every spare minute checking online job postings, I'm going to spend that time seeking after the Kingdom of God - pondering the words of the Savior and studying the words of His holy prophets.
I know that as I strive to be more obedient to God's commandments, He will watch over me and take care of me, leading me by the hand every step of the way.
Today, almost randomly, the words of the Savior came to mind: "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God".
"Huh," I thought. "I haven't really been doing that, have I?"
This passage from the book of Jacob in the Book of Mormon states it plainly:
"But before ye seek for riches, seek ye for the kingdom of God.
"And after ye have obtained a hope in Christ ye shall obtain riches, if ye seek them..."
~ Jacob 2:18-19
Similar counsel is also given to us in the book of Matthew:
"Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
"Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
"Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
"And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
"And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
"Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
"Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
"(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
~ Matthew 6:25-33 (emphasis added)
I've decided that rather than spending every spare minute checking online job postings, I'm going to spend that time seeking after the Kingdom of God - pondering the words of the Savior and studying the words of His holy prophets.
I know that as I strive to be more obedient to God's commandments, He will watch over me and take care of me, leading me by the hand every step of the way.
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