Matthew 6:33 essentially tells us to put God first in everything we do. We usually don’t have a problem with putting God first, however, it can be problematic to keep God first. Keeping God first takes discipline.

There are distractions set in place to remove God from being first in our lives. We can be distracted by the things that are going on at our jobs, the events surrounding our children and family, or entertainment (TV, social media, games). It takes discipline to block everything surrounding us in order to prioritize God all the time, in every situation.

So, how do we discipline ourselves to keep God first? First of all, we ask God to reveal our distractions. Secondly, we allow God to give us some strategies to minimize and eventually remove those distractions. Some of those strategies may include, repeating Matthew 6:33 in order to have seeking God first constantly flowing in our minds, writing out “Did you seek God?” all throughout our home, or have us partner with someone who can hold us accountable regarding seeking and keeping God first.

Whatever God tells us to do, just do it. The discipline we exhibit is for our benefit so that everything we need and desire will be added to our lives.

1 Corinthians 9:27 “But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.”