“[S]eek first his kingdom and his righteousness…” Not second. Not when things settle down. First. A.W. Tozer put it plainly: “We are called to an everlasting preoccupation with God.” Not an occasional preoccupation. Everlasting.

Every leader I know tracks numbers. Revenue. Attendance. Headcount. Growth.

There’s nothing wrong with that. Data matters. But here’s a question worth asking every day: What am I really optimizing for?

It’s easy, almost imperceptible, how the urgent crowds out the eternal. A full calendar. A tough quarter. A difficult personnel decision. Suddenly, the kingdom feels abstract, and the movement of business feels very real.

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