What is of first importance in your life? What do you want to look back on 20 years from now, 50 years from now and be able to say your life was about? I want to look back and say I lived my life for the sake of Gospel. I want to say that the decisions I made were based on the leading of the Spirit and not on the fear of the unknown. I want to be willing to risk everything for what Christ is calling me to.

And so I need to constantly preach the gospel to myself. I need to constantly remind myself that my focus needs to be on Christ and not the cares of this world. I need to dwell on the cross. I need to keep my eyes on him because I so often stumble on the path of Sanctification, but Christ Holds Fast. It’s so easy to listen to the voices in our heads that pull us off the path, that make us feel less then worthy. So what is of first importance to you?  I have watched this short 2 min video by Matt Chandler countless times as I repeat the scripture

1 Corinthians 15:3-4

³ For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, ⁴ that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,

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