Lately, I have had to remind myself that it’s not about me. In this selfie-crazed world, where we try to win the approval of man by how many likes we get on Instagram or how many people retweeted you. We are sucked into a computer screen looking at other peoples faces or words. What about the people next to you, don’t they matter, or is it just about you and how you feel?
This world does not revolve around me as much I think it does. Being an only child I’ve always been the “favorite child” and growing up my parents were more than willing to give me majority of the things that I asked for. For that, I am so grateful. However, the real world doesn’t work like that. I often have to remind myself that I am not in control especially when things don’t go the way I expected or wanted them to go (all the time). I have to remember that God has a much greater plan than I could ever be capable of understanding. It’s a difficult mindset to become accustomed to, but I’m working on it.
God is in control. I am not.
What is really comforting about God being in control is that He sees it from all perspectives, and he sees the grand scheme of things. While we are down here thinking that our way is the ONLY way. Thinking that we are always right, but there God is smiling down on us shaking His head and saying, “My child, I am the way, the truth and the life.” HELLO, it’s Jesus’ way not mine or yours. Stop pointing fingers and see what God has to say about it.
Our minds cannot comprehend what God sees. He sees things with a completely different lens than we do, which thankfully is why He is in control and not us.
I recently read a chapter in the book “Love Does” by Bob Goff, and it was explaining how when Jesus did His healing ministry he would always tell the healed person not to tell anyone. Jesus didn’t want to promote himself, because that’s not what it was about, at all. Goff says, “Jesus hardly talked to anyone about what He’d done.” Simply because He was showing them the love of God. So humble.
Knowing that we leave for the World Race in 35 days means that I need to emotionally prepare myself for this year knowing it is most definitely not about me, but it’s about serving my Father.
-This year I will learn to live without the many luxuries we take for granted here in the states like clean running water, a real bed, transportation and etc.
-This year I will learn what it means to truly trust God on a deeper level like I’ve never experienced before.
-This year I am expectant of how God will mold me to be more like his son Jesus-humble, selfless, loving without any boundaries.
-This year I will learn how to live without expectations but instead to live expectant of what my mighty God will do next.
-In 35 days I will learn how to completely let go of the comfortable lifestyle I have become so accustomed to.
It’s still not about me. This race is to glorify my savior, it’s not about gaining approval from man. It’s about Jesus. It is always about Jesus.
