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\u201cSeek God.\u201d<\/p>\n
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In Matthew 6:33, we are told, \u201cBut seek first God\u2019s<\/em> kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.\u201d Instead of worrying about what is going to be given to us, I think it\u2019s best for us to, \u201cSeek God.\u201d<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 \u201cSeek God.\u201d \u00a0 In Matthew 6:33, we are told, \u201cBut seek first God\u2019s kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.\u201d Instead of worrying about what is going to be given to us, I think it\u2019s best for us to, \u201cSeek God.\u201d \u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2509,"featured_media":4135,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[347,1390,1420,1810,2063,2209,3136],"class_list":["post-4134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-freshwritings","category-thoughts","tag-binoculars","tag-god","tag-gods-kingdom","tag-jesus","tag-looking","tag-matthew-633","tag-seek-god"],"yoast_head":"\n
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