It is so not about You!

“And now Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? He requires you to fear him, to live according to his will, to love and worship him with all your heart and soul, and to obey the Lord’s commands and laws that I am giving you today for your own good.” Deuteronomy 10:12-13

Our second requirement today is to live according to His will.

What is the Lord’s will? It is doing what He wants and NOT what we want. Isn’t it so easy to get caught up in our own desires that we lose sight of God’s? Thankfully we have someone who set the example and showed us that it can and should be done. Jesus!
I want to take you to a couple of places the next few days and show you just how much of an example Christ was.

Let’s start in the book of John-John 6:38 “For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do what I want.”

Guess what? We were created in the image of God called to serve Him so we too are here to do the will of God and not what we want to do. It is about fulfilling His desires and not our own. Man I hope you are getting this. How do we do that, you ask, by putting our eyes on Him every second of everyday. By letting the Word of God take root within us.

Today as you go about your day I want you to ask yourself, is this going to bring glory to God or to myself. Will it bring honor to His name or to me?

It is not easy, but I know it will put things into perspective for you and me, and it will show us just how successful and perfect God’s will is.

Prayer; Jesus help us to remove ourselves and truly comprehend that we are here for You and You alone, help us to live according to Your will and not our own. In Jesus name Amen