should be far more anxious to please Him than to please ourselves or any
of our fellow-men. We should love Him far more than we love any one else
[Matt. 10:37+] (parents, brothers, sisters, friends, etc.), or any
earthly objects [I John 2:15+] (money, pleasure, business and the like).

_Why_. We should love God above all things 1. Because He is most worthy
of our love. [Ps. 73:25, 26+] 2. Because He first loved us, [I John
4:19+, I John 4:9+] and gave His Son to die for us. 3. Because our
highest happiness is found in loving Him.

_How we should show our Love_. We should show that we love God above all
things 1. By leading a godly life. [II John 6] 2. By loving the things
of God, especially the Church and the Gospel. [John 8:47] 3. By loving
our fellow-men for His sake. [I John 4:20+]

3. WE SHOULD TRUST IN GOD ABOVE ALL THINGS. We should rely with all our
heart upon His love and care, [Prov. 3:5+] placing our chief dependence
on Him, and not on our own wisdom, skill, or strength, or upon men,
money etc.

_Why_. We should trust in God with all our heart because 1. He loves us.
[Rom. 8:32] 2. He knows all our wants. [Matt. 6:32] 3. He knows what is
best for us. 4. He is able to do all things. 5. He has promised to care
for us. [Heb. 13:5, Isa. 54:10, Isa. 41:10]

_How we should show our Trust_. If we trust in God above all things we
will show that trust, 1. By freedom from unbelieving care and worry.
[Matt. 6:25, I Pet. 5:7+] 2. By reliance upon God's help and protection
at all times. [Ps. 33:18, 19] 3. By committing the entire ordering of
our lives to Him. [Ps. 37:5+]