It's about Him.
The Lord has shown me that in a tangible way this week. It's not about me, It's about Him. And when I think about it, it seems so simple. It makes sense. It's pretty much like one of those V8 moments where you tap yourself on the forehead at not realizing something so obvious. But still, I obviously needed reminding. We (and when I say we, I am including myself as well) get so caught up in our daily lives that we fail to recognize how glorious God is. Also, how he forms circumstances in our lives to bring glory to Himself. God doesn't need us to do things just to give ourselves a pat on the back or check off another item on our list. He has already shown His glory by creating. There are some things He has created things that we don't even know they exist yet. He created the earth, the skies, the human race. He created us in His own image. Wow. We reflect Christ in some form/way. When I mess up and fall short, it is hard to look at myself and see that. But I know that I am His creation. I am His child. And I am created for a divine purpose, to bring God glory. I am not on this earth to accumulate accolades to add them to the list of accomplishments. When I study hard and make a good grade on a test, His glory can be shown through.
I was reading the other day. And it's funny thing how the Lord "coincidentally" not so coincidentally reveals passages to you. I know that this passage on this day was specifically meant for me. And it wasn't just I happened to come across it. Nope. Just to show me that He can, that passage I talked about, it was bookmarked. A while before I knew I needed it. If that's not obvious, I don't know what is. So I turn to it and start reading, and I was like WHOA. It was definitely one of those moments where I know that God can do anything but to see something in front of me that plain and simple, it took me aback. It was definitely one of those humbling experiences. Before I mumble on about it, I shall put the passage up. There's actually a few so here it goes.
Matthew 6:19-21
"Don't collect for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But collect for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don't break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
- I read this and I was just... wow. My victory and my treasures do not lie in this world. But my treasure is in heaven. This life can bring me down but my faith and my hope is in Christ. And how I react and how I live my life should be for His glory and a testament to Him to show His love to this lost and dying world.
Matthew 6:25-27
"This is why I tell you: Don't worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink: or about your body, what you will wear. Isn't life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the sky. They don't sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you worth more than they? Can any of you add a cubit to his height by worrying?
- We need not worry about silly things that will not matter in 10 minutes or even 10 years. We are only wasting time and energy. The Lord is our provider. He gets the glory in providing when all else seems lost. He is our hero. He comes in and saves the day. We may go through storms or trying periods in our lives. But the Lord is with us. He will provide for you just as He always has.
Matthew 6: 33-34.
"But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be provided for you. Therefore don't worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
- We have nothing to worry about. Isn't it comforting that Creator God of the universe, of you and me "has our back" in a modern manner of speaking. He knows our ins and outs, worries and fears. Yet, even in our sin and our shortcomings, He loves us. I need not worry about this or that. He has everything taken care of. He knows the past, present, and the future.
The Lord is faithful. And He is a jealous God. He wants our attention. He wants a relationship with us. Us. Creator of the universe wants to know me. Me. He wants to talk to me. Little lowly me is loved by a phenomenal, awe inspiring God that can do anything. And here I am worrying about silly things when I can be using circumstances in my life to glorify Him. And using even the hard times to reflect His glory. He wants to know you too. He wants to know you because you want him to know you and you want to know Him. He wants what all of us want. Love, acceptance, relationship. We were created in His image. And I just want to take this side note/tangent to say that you are beautiful. He has created you in His own image to show the world beauty and to reflect his power and glory in a tangible way for us. We can channel this beauty and reflect just that.
It's not about us. It's not about me. It's about Him.
