Dear Friend,

A couple planned an elaborate summer vacation in Europe. They packed their bags for two months of fun, rest, and relaxation. When the ticket agent asked how many bags they were checking, the husband said to his wife, “Dear, I wish we would have brought the piano.” Somewhat confused, she inquired why, with all this baggage, did they need to bring the piano? He responded, “Because the tickets and itinerary were left on the piano.”

Many of us are bringing a lot of baggage into this upcoming holiday season. The pain, problems, frustrations, and failures are being transported into our hopes for a better tomorrow. My prayer is that you don’t leave the main things behind. Jesus told His disciples in Matthew 6:33 to seek first the kingdom of God and all these things will be added to you. All what things? The things that cause us to be worried, insecure, and anxious.

If you and I will put our relationship with God on the front burner—if we will put God FIRST, rather than on the back burner of our lives—we would experience God’s power and provision at a level that far exceeds what we could ever manufacture on our own.

God has already made provision for you for the remainder of 2015. He does, however, want to know that you want Him and not just what He can give you. He wants to know that He has first place in your heart. So as you finish out this year, commit yourself to His plan, program, and will, and watch Him blow your mind with His kindness and supply.

At The Urban Alternative, we also believe that God has already made provision for us to impact the lives of countless thousands of individuals, families, churches, and communities through all the tools He has given us to proclaim and model His truth.

Thank you in advance for allowing God to use you, your prayers, and your generosity to help us to take the power of God’s truth throughout this nation and around the world. God bless you. Be sure to request this brand-new teaching series called #First: Returning God to His Rightful Place, and the companion series called #Second: Rekindling a Heart, with your gift. Thanks again for standing with us in honoring God first!

For the King and His kingdom,

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