While watching a pre-game football show on Thanksgiving, I heard about a fantastic play for the New Orleans Saints. With the goal line in view, giving our all to be successful for Him. If a person wants to make a success of anything, they must put that thing first. I read about Indiana's own Larry Bird. As a boy he would eat, drink, and sleep basketball.
All champions are like that.
Charles Lindbergh made the first solo flight across the Atlantic because he concentrated on one thing. Thomas Edison seldom slept at night, spending long hours in his laboratory perfecting hundreds of inventions. The list could go on and on, but the key to being a success at anything is to put that first in your life. In our text this morning Jesus instructs those who believe on Him to focus on what is necessary to be a success as a Christian. I. Many People Put Other Things First.