Matthew 6 journal

Matthew 6 journal

When we seek the reward of people instead of God, we get what we are looking for. What would you say is the greatest reward from God?

Have you ever wondered what would happen if God answered us when we pray the Lord’s prayer? Forgive us our trespasses AS we forgive others. I know I need a lot of forgiveness so I had better forgive others. Many times I’ve struggled with forgiving people who seem unforgivable. How do you come to a place where you can forgive people easily? Love the Lord with all your heart, mind, and soul. Then love your neighbor. To me God is the source of infinite love. It’s like if I earned a large amount of money, how difficult would it be to give a small amount to someone else? My prayer today is that God will show me how I am living a life of abundance and not scarcity. I don’t have to hoard, I can give because my God is the God of abundance.

I never noticed verse 22. The eye is one of the most important parts of my body. I pray that I will be filled with light and not darkness. Are there areas of my life where the light needs to shine?

Verse 24 – I cannot serve two masters. Either I will serve God and value what is important to him or I will serve money. I know that people are important to God. He wants me to use money to reach people. The God of money wants me to use people to get more money.

I love the passage about the sparrows. They don’t sow or reap. God provides for them because he loves them, not because they sow and reap. The law of sowing and reaping still works, but it is not why God provides for us. Many times I really struggle with trying to earn God’s love. Are you trying to earn God’s love?