Life is Like a Coin

Matthew 6:24-34

We become what we because transitions start in the .

For as he thinks within himself, so he is. Prov. 23:7a, NASB

• Our mind is the .

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Eph. 6:10-12, NASB

Truths to glean:

• We have an .
• There is a .
• It is .
• The battle is not .

And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God…For God, who said, “Light shall shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
2 Cor. 4:3-4, 6, NASB

• A picture to keep in .

 For though we live as human beings, we do not wage war according to human standards, for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments and every arrogant obstacle that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to make it obey Christ.
2 Cor. 10:3-5, NET

Three things required for victory:

1. The wall has to be .
2. The towers have to be .
3. The have to be captured.

• Transitions are .

But: It comes down to a .

Jesus answers: (Read Matthew 6:24-34)

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Matt. 6:33, NASB

Seek = to

Thus – everything in my life should be through this verse.

2 Questions:

1. Is it for His ?
2. Does it relate to His ?

• Who are the ?

“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”
Matt. 6:24, NASB

They are the ones that are trying to serve .

The question is one of — who will be my ?

Things of real value are the .

This means – everything else must be held .

Question: What are you holding on to ?

If you cannot let go, it is your .

• Did you notice:

“All these things shall be added to you.”

I cannot help but think about .

The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” And he said, “A staff.”  Then He said, “Throw it on the ground.” So he threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from it. But the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand and grasp it by its tail”—so he stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand— “that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”
Ex. 4:2-5, NASB

Life is like a coin; you can spend it any way you , but you can spend it only .