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The secret - revealed
'Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead.' Philippians 2:4
Do you want to know what God's plan for your life is, in one sentence? OK, here it is: God wants to make you a channel through which His blessings flow to others. That's it. Finito. What more do you need to know? Well, most people aren't satisfied with just knowing that. We're curious; we want to ask more questions, the most obvious one being: 'How?' God's cool with us asking those sort of questions because questioning is a great way to get to know Him better. King David asked those kinds of questions a lot, 'Show me your ways, O Lord...' (Psalm 24:4).
When we ask God questions, He is less concerned with the question and more concerned with the attitude with which we ask it. When we read about the life of Jesus in the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John we see that He was always being asked questions, some easy, some hard. The way He responded very often depended on what was in the heart of the one doing the asking.
Were they after a Word to help them get ahead or were they wanting to learn about how to truly live for God? So what's in your heart today? Are you ready for God to show you His ways; that always lead to others being blessed, or are you secretly hoping that you'll be able to keep the blessing for yourself?
written by Bob Gass
'Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead.' Philippians 2:4
Do you want to know what God's plan for your life is, in one sentence? OK, here it is: God wants to make you a channel through which His blessings flow to others. That's it. Finito. What more do you need to know? Well, most people aren't satisfied with just knowing that. We're curious; we want to ask more questions, the most obvious one being: 'How?' God's cool with us asking those sort of questions because questioning is a great way to get to know Him better. King David asked those kinds of questions a lot, 'Show me your ways, O Lord...' (Psalm 24:4).
When we ask God questions, He is less concerned with the question and more concerned with the attitude with which we ask it. When we read about the life of Jesus in the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John we see that He was always being asked questions, some easy, some hard. The way He responded very often depended on what was in the heart of the one doing the asking.
Were they after a Word to help them get ahead or were they wanting to learn about how to truly live for God? So what's in your heart today? Are you ready for God to show you His ways; that always lead to others being blessed, or are you secretly hoping that you'll be able to keep the blessing for yourself?
written by Bob Gass