Happy Friday, Friends!
I hope and trust this post finds you all having a great day as a glorious new day begins to dawn in my Sweet Home Alabama! A new opportunity – TODAY! – is here! Let’s run into this day with gratitude, teachable spirits, and servants hearts! We will never see this day again…let’s create a masterpiece! 😊
Earlier this week I listened to one of the most powerful sermons I have ever heard. It was recorded on February 12, 2017 and it is titled Divine Direction, Part 1: Power to Become. You can watch the full sermon by Pastor Craig Groeschel of Life.Church here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH_NzU4Yxg4. If for some reason the link does not work, please just search the title and it will pop right up.
I want to share the notes I took while listening to the message and I will then offer a few thoughts of my own.
“God is far less concerned with what we do than what we are becoming.”
“The most common question people ask: ‘What do you think God wants me to do?’”
“What does God care about? God cares about who [who we are and who we are becoming] before do [what we do].”
“Gods will for you is to by Holy – set apart, different, not driven by the values of this world.”
“Jesus did not talk about vocation, he talked about character.”
“BETTER QUESTION: Who does God want me to become.”
“It doesn’t matter where you are; be a faithful Jesus follower there!”
“Why [why are you doing what you do] before what [what you do].”
“Proverbs 16:2 - All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord.”
“Motives matter to the heart of God.”
“The Lord judges your motive.”
“It’s almost impossible to get to the right destination when you have the wrong motives!”
“Be faithful where you are!”
“Instead of thinking of the big God out there, serve Jesus right here!”
“Who before do, why before what.”
“If you are becoming the right who, God will help you choose the right do.”
“If you are driven by the right why, He will lead you to the right what.”
Powerful stuff, isn’t it? I really hope you will take time today or this weekend to listen to the entire message.
So, the challenges before each of us:
First, who are you? Who are you becoming? Are we Godly men and women of character or something less? I am reminded here of the Andy Stanley quote that says:
“Your talent and giftedness as a leader have the potential to take you farther than your character can sustain you. That ought to scare you.”
Let’s commit, genuinely commit and relentlessly pursue, being men and women of great character. Let’s get our hearts, minds, and spirits right first…and then turn our focus to what we do.
Second, why do we do what we do? Are our motives pure-hearted? For the service of others? Or are they for selfish gain? Or some other sinister motive? You and I can fool every living being however we cannot fool God. He knows our motives and He weighs them…THAT scares me!
As I have thought and prayed about this, and now writing this message, I can’t help but think, much like the gauges in a car, I will need to check myself on these things every day for the rest of my life. It is so easy to slowly fade away from where we want to be, one small step, thought, word, or action at a time. Wisdom would be to pursue the Lord daily, to allow Him to lead me every day, and to grow to become the Godly man, husband, father, leader, and friend that He created me to become. If I allow Him to lead me to the right who, I will end doing the right thing – no matter the situation or circumstance. And I want to do things with the right motives! I have been there when I did things for the wrong reasons and the feeling I had in the pit of my stomach is so repulsive that I want to get my “why” right all of the time.
Each of us must choose what we will do – no pun intended here!!! 😊 – with this information. I hope we will all pray about, and thoughtfully consider, who before do, why before what!
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if there is ever anything I can do for you or your family. I will always help you any way I can. You can reach me at kevin@whatwillyourinfluencebe.com.
Have a great day, a wonderful weekend, please cherish your precious families, and please stay well!
Kev
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