“If the kingdom of God is not first, it doesn't matter what's second.”

“It is not what we do that matters, but what a sovereign God chooses to do through us. God doesn't want our success; He wants us. He doesn't demand our achievements; He demands our obedience. The Kingdom of God is a kingdom of paradox, where through the ugly defeat of a cross, a holy God is utterly glorified. Victory comes through defeat; healing through brokenness; finding self through losing self.”

“If you have not chosen the kingdom of God first, it will in the end make no difference what you have chosen instead.”

“If you have not chosen the Kingdom of God first, it will make little difference what you have chosen instead.”

“If [we] have no chosen the kingdom of God [first], it will make in the end no difference what [we] have chosen instead.”

“what is work? Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth's surface relatively to other such matter; second, telling other people to do so. The first one is unpleasant and ill paid; the second is pleasant and highly paid.”