081 Nothing Will Change Your Life More Than This One Decision! Matthew 6:33
You want to serve Jesus. But your job is hectic, your family is demanding, and there life is just overwhelming. You don’t have time or energy to do much. What can you do?
00:00 George Muller’s Secret
3:04 Seek God First and He Will Give You Everything Else
4:40 True Worship is Us Surrendering Our Lives to God
6:12 Activation
The Story of George Muller’s Secret
Source: Roger Steer, George Müller, Delighted in God. See the video description for links to this book. https://amzn.to/3TRoSvV
The Autobiography Of George Muller https://amzn.to/3ISfPVd
The Life Of Trust - The Classic Autobiography Of George Müller https://amzn.to/3IUA8BC (These links are affiliate links. You pay the same price, but I receive a small commission for sales. It's one of the ways I pay for the podcast. Thanks)
George Mueller lived completely dependent on God for 68 years. He never told anyone of needs, he never asked anyone for anything, he never took a salary, and never went into debt. He established five orphanages and cared for 10,023 orphans during his lifetime. He also sponsored hundreds of missionaries and gave away thousands of Bibles. He kept a daily journal of God’s provision. Over his lifetime, people contributed over $7 million to his work (this was from 1830-1898).
George Mueller’s faith – his absolute trust in God for everything, was anchored in his daily Bible reading and prayer. He was known to begin his day with at least two hours reading scripture and praying. His daily journal records over 5,000 answered prayers. And he read through the Bible over 200 times in his lifetime.
George Mueller’s life is living proof of God’s promise in Matthew 6:31-33
Matthew 6:31-33 NLT
So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Despite an incredibly busy life as a pastor, the founder and director of five orphanages, and other work distributing Bibles, supporting missionaries around the world, and running a Christian school, George Mueller knew that the first and most important thing he had to do every day was spend time with God, reading His Word, and praying.
In fact, if you look at the lives of great men and women of God you will find the same secret to their success. “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness” and everything else in your life will fall into place.
Martin Luther offered this insight: "I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer."
That’s not typical time management advice. But it is God’s advice.
* When you have the desire to spend more time with God and to do things for God, He will make a way.
God will free you from your limitations, your distractions, and the time/energy/resource stealers in your life. You will grow closer to Jesus and you, like George Mueller, will do great things for God.
True Worship is Us Surrendering Our Lives to God
It’s amazing what God can do with one life surrendered to Him.
Romans 12:1 NIV
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
Activation – Surrender/Commitment Prayer