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The one thing I ask of the LORD—the thing I seek most—is to live in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, delighting in the LORD’s perfections and meditating in his Temple Psalm 27:4 

The most spiritual people I’ve met have been the most down-to-earth. They didn’t speak in pious tones or act like they were above it all. The truly godly people I’ve known have been fun to be around. They’ve been great salt-of-the-earth kind of people.

David was a truly spiritual man, he wrote, “My heart is confident in you, O God; my heart is confident. No wonder I can sing your praises!” Psalm 57:7. He was focused, knowing  where he was going and wasn’t fickle. He knew what mattered in life, “The one thing I ask of the Lord—the thing I seek most—is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple” Psalm 27:4

The apostle Paul had a similar goal in life, “No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us” Philippians 3:13–14.

Do you have this “one thing” in life like Paul did? 

Do you know where you are going? 

Do you know what really matters?

Many of us don’t know what matters in life. We’re trying to live in two worlds. We want to be Christians on the weekend. We’ll go to a church service, but the rest of the week we leave God out of our lives. God desires to be a part of everything we do. He wants to be at the forefront of our lives.

There is nothing wrong with wanting to succeed, wanting a strong family, or wanting an effective ministry, this should not be the main thing. The main thing should be Jesus.

A truly spiritual person is someone who can enjoy life and love God. 

A truly spiritual person can have fun but at the same time know where their priorities are.

If we put God first in our life, He might not give us everything you want. Or, He might give us more than we want. But He always will give us what you need. 

- adapted from greg lauries': this one thing you need