How to Serve God

 

    God does not care how you serve Him as much as your heart for serving Him.  The heart and soul behind what you do makes all the difference in the world.  If you have a heart that follows Jesus, then you will know the best way for your service.  Otherwise, it is all draining work that does nothing for you other than just surviving.

    When you work your job, work to the best of your ability for the agreed upon amount.  Do not complain about what other people make.  It is a good rule of judgment not to talk about income with fellow employees because you can work together in peace when it is just work.  You add in factors that can cause issues of jealousy, resentment, or something else and things will get complicated.  Keep it simple for your own peace of mind.  

    Work with integrity because you took the job knowing the conditions.  If you are being wronged, then God will deal with the employer and/or managers.  God takes care of the details.  If you believe that you are being treated unfairly, then discuss that with your manager.  Do not go around complaining to everyone else.  Keep doing your job to the best of your ability and look for another.  That is when you can negotiate what you believe your quality of work is worth.

    Things in life do not always appear to be fair.  There is racism, bias against religion, bias against sex, and more.  That is the world we live in.  You can fight against that in a healthy and respectful way, but in the meantime you have to make money to survive.  Find purpose in what you do, so that you can find joy in work.  You spend more time working than you do at home, so you might as well find peace at the very least in what you do.

    God does not have favorites.  It doesn't matter if some people appear more blessed than you.  It doesn't mean that He loves them more.  He sacrificed Jesus for you.  Do you think that was easy for Him?  He knew the end game, but to watch His son suffer?  No parent would find that bearable.  God is very generous with us.  If we can't see that, then it shows how selfish we are in our hearts that we can't appreciate or accept the sacrifice that He made.

    We want the best for the people that we love.  It is good to go to God about those concerns and desires.  You just need to do a quick check in at the same time.  God wants to give us things, but that does not mean that He will give us everything we want.  You need to make sure that you do not reject or resent Him for that fact.  When He says no, it does not mean that He does not love you.  It means that He has something better planned for you.

    Selfish desire will upset the harmony around you.  To have a good life is to live a humble life.  He content, if not grateful, with what God does give you.  Look to serve other people instead of always being served.  Pray to God for the gifts of mercy.  Having mercy does not make you a pushover.  It just opens your heart for empathy.  You can serve God strongly and still have mercy.  

    Pray for the gifts that Jesus gave his apostles: healing, drive out demons, wisdom.  Focus on what is good and right in the world instead of what separates or divides people.

Matthew 20