The more I put my faith and trust in the finished work of Jesus on the cross, the more peace and respite that I experience. I am not trying to get God’s favor but rather am functioning out of the favor that He has already given me. The more I love Jesus and pursue Him with my whole undivided heart, my entire soul, every fiber of my strength and every area of my mind — the more His grace is visible to me and experienced by me.
When this simple fact is realized in our life, our exclusive focus becomes what Jesus has done for us instead of what we need to do for Him. This spills over to all realms of life. This most definitely ties in to the way we measure success and prosperity in our lives.
With the proliferation of social media, it is easy to get caught up in the success or stardom of someone else — all the while wallowing in the fact that you have not received as much attention as others. If this behavior is left unchecked, it becomes idolatry, aggressively pursued throughout the course of your life.
I believe that every single time we compare ourself to someone else and become disappointed with who we are, we are grieving the God who created us and the God who sustains us.
I believe that no matter how obscure or viral your service to the Lord is, faithfulness on the end of the believer is of chief importance. The cool thing with being involved in a relatively small operation is that you will get to see how good God is on your behalf. It is almost as if God has a special love for the under-dogs, the obscure, the irrelevant or the non-conformists. He will do a great work through those particular people just so that only He would get the glory. When all is said and done, the people watching will have no one to ascribe an accolade to but the Lord himself.
I love the way the Lord speaks to Paul in his second letter to the Corinthians. He says “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” — (2 Cor.2:9)
It is my prayer that this post encouraged you as it did me. Continue to trust in Jesus and His work on your behalf for your good and His glory.
