Don't Discredit Your Efforts Because They Matter to God!

I’ll have to be honest with you. There are times when I do something for someone, and my flesh gets the best of me. “I wonder if she/he really understands what it took for me to help her/him in that way. I did the best I could at that time.” Then I think “God, forgive me. You have blessed me in so many ways and giving to others is one way I can say ‘thank you’ to you.”

When I am tired and frustrated, my thoughts have left God and are looking at the physical “me”. Big mistake! The enemy begins to place lies in my mind such as “that was such a small thing you did”, “God probably didn’t even notice”, or “you’ll just have to try harder and do something more spectacular for your friend to notice”. Has this ever happened to you?

Recently I read an article which put my thoughts in the right perspective, and I want to share some of it with you. It is entitled “Don’t You Ever Discredit Your Efforts Because It Matters to God”.

“You may think that what you did is just a small thing and nobody saw your efforts and your sacrifices. You may think that it’s just nothing but you need to remember this, everything that you do for God, may it be small or not, it all matters to Him.

There are instances in our lives wherein we can’t value our efforts because we try to compare it with what others did. We think that compared to them, it’s just a tiny thing. We never really see our efforts as something important or significant that sometimes we even fail to notice our true value in the eyes of God.

We all have different purposes in life. God assigned us to glorify Him in different areas of our lives. Even if you think that your task is just an ordinary one and for you it’s just nothing, you need to keep in mind that what you did is important. The works of God will never be complete without your efforts.

God is pleased with your simple act of kindness. He is not just smiling because of your kind actions but most importantly, He saw your genuine heart to help others. He saw the compassion inside you. And that for Him is what matters most.

God knows what’s happening within. And He saw you even in those moments when you are too bombarded with so many problems in life, but still you made an effort to worship Him and bring glory to His Name. You made an effort to help others even though you are also suffering deep within. You go the extra mile even if you are in pain. He saw and acknowledged those moments.”

https://millennialmatters.org/dont-you-ever-discredit-your-efforts-because-it-matters-to-god/?fbclid=IwAR0wxnnSKUNBuxlzNvGBGFUSViBeXCasOITyOx4kW1yqqf0XHAxfHhwQI7M

The lesson here is that with all we do, we must do for God - for His glory, for carrying out the purpose He has for each of us, for thanking Him for all He has done for us. It is not about pleasing someone else or about the “size” of our contribution. It is about making the effort to please God and being obedient to His direction. We each have an important part within His overall plan so let’s not take our eyes off of Him. If we do, we’re likely to miss our part, and there will be a hole in the overall plan which cannot be filled by anyone else.

Each and every one of us is important to God!! Why else would He have created us?????

Thanks for stopping by,

Rachel