I went to a two day finance workshop with a friend a short while ago. A phrase came out from that workshop that has stuck with me. I also wish that I had heard of this phrase early in my ministry development. Maybe I would have listened. Maybe I wouldn't have. But it is sticking with me now.
The phrase is "Keep to the fundamentals and disciplines." As soon as I heard the phrase I knew this really applies to all of life. When I coached basketball I always stressed the fundamentals and the disciplines that were necessary to have success. As I am trying to improve my racquetball skills I am being coached in the fundamentals and disciplines.
The phrase applies to the follower of Jesus. "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness." This refers to His rule and His way of living. Another way to say it is, "Keep to the fundamentals and disciplines." When Paul wrote to Timothy, he reminded Timothy of the fundamentals and disciplines that were taught to him by grandmother, Lois and by his mother, Eunice which helped develop Timothy for ministry.
The financial workshop leader over and over asked us why we bought or sold. What were the indicators - what were the fundamentals and disciplines - that needed to be discerned in order to move forward.
"Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you." Here in Matthew 6 as a part of the Sermon on the Mount is a pattern for our lives - fundamentals and discipline. Note its His kingdom and His standards, which requires a submission to His power through the Holy Spirit.
Stay with the fundamentals and the disciplines and watch the Lord use you in ways greater than you would have ever dreamed.
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