Is your heart seeking the Lord?

2 Chronicles 12:14

He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the Lord.

My husband read this verse yesterday.  He posted it on Facebook.  It got me thinking.  How do you set your hear on seeking the Lord?  What are the things that get in the way?  How do you know you are seeking God and his will and not your own?

For me I think the biggest thing is looking at where you put your time, money and energy into.  If my time, energy and money are going to things that are not God centered, then I am putting other things above God.  We are taking something else and putting it in the place of God.  We will do evil when we replace God with something.  Today we may not have idols built in gold or bronze.  This is why we feel less like we are doing that when we put things above him.

Here are some questions for you to think about…me as well.

How many hours are spending watching TV compared to how many hours you spend reading the Bible?

How often are your praying compared to watching or playing a sport?

Do you tithe?

If you broke down your day, where are you spending most of it?

At work, are you working to show Jesus in what you do?

I know for me, I feel like there are so many distractions, Do I need to get up earlier to spend time with my God?  Where  can I make him a priority in my life. How am I teaching my kids to love the Lord?

Maybe it is time to clear out some of the distractions.  Maybe I need to ask the question in all the things I do, Is this bringing glory to God?