The lack of prioritization of God in His kingdom keeps us frustrated, irritated, and keeps us dissatisfied.

Dr. Tony Evans says there's a better plan for us.

Just as we want our kids to think big, God wants His kids, me to think big within the context of His purpose for their lives.

This is the alternative with Dr. Tony Evans, author, speaker, senior pastor of Oakcliffe Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas, and president of the Urban Alternative.

We know problems are inevitable, but so is victory. If we apply the biblical principles Dr. Evans will show us today, let's join him.

It is common for parents to ask children or adults to ask kids,

what do you want to be when you grow up? Parents particularly get excited when a child says,

oh, I want to be a doctor or lawyer or an engineer or an astronaut or a pilot or some other well-known profession.

When players go to sports teams, those teams just don't talk about being on the team.

If it's football, they talk about winning the Super Bowl. If it's baseball, they want to win the World Series.

If it's basketball, they want to win the NBA Finals.

In other words, they told the dream big. It's not just about one game, it's about a season.

It is unfortunate that we will do in the career realm, in the financial realm, and in the educational realm,

what we're unwilling to do in the spiritual realm, and that's goal for it.

We will give great sacrifice, great time and attention to make more money, get a title by our names,

get popularity and notoriety, get elevation for what this world values,

but often at the cost of dreaming big spiritually.

This is why Jesus told His disciples in the Sermon on the Mount to seek first the Kingdom of God in His righteousness

and all the stuff you're after, all the things that I legitimately have for you will be added to you.

But He says, you must think Kingdom first. You must think the rule of God first.

You must think your relationship with me first. You must think me first and stuff second.

What we do is we reverse the order. We think of stuff first and wherever we can fit Him in along the way,

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