Trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) in the Lord and do good . . . PSALM 37:3 The Lord led me to study the above Scripture, and I was startled to realize that I had only half of what I needed to know to connect property with God. I had faith (trust) part, but not the do good part. I wanted good things to happen to me, but I was not overly concerned about being good to others, particularly when I was hurting or going. through a time of personal trial. Not only was I lacking in this area, but I realized that most of the other Christians I knew were probably in the same condition. We were all occupied believing God for the things we wanted. We prayed together and released our faith through the prayer of agreement, but we did not meet together and discuss what we could do for others while we were waiting for our needs to be met. We had faith, but it was not being energized by love! I dont want to sound as though I was totally self - absorbed, because that wasnt the case. I was working in ministry and wanted to help people, but mixed in with my desire to help were a lot of impure motives. Being in ministry gave me a sense of self - worth and importance. It gave me position and a certain amount of influence, but God wanted me to do everything I did with a pure motive, and I still had a great deal to learn. There were times I did acts of kindness to help people, but helping others was not my number one motivator. I needed to be much more aggressive and purposeful about living others; it needed to be the main thing in my life, not a sideline. God helped me change in this area, and I am much happier because of it. Ask yourself what motivates you more than anything else, and answer honestly. Is it love? If it isnt; are you willing to change your focus to what is important to God?
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 05:23:12 +0000