Who Is This Really Serving?

Lately, I have been hearing the phrase, “This wasn’t serving me." It comes up in conversations about relationships, jobs, lifestyles--- almost anything. There are many things that aren't serving us in life.

Asking ourselves, “Is this serving me?” can help us to reflect on our lives. Reflecting from the right perspective can help us change our lives for the better. But what if we took it a step further? What would it look like if, instead, we asked ourselves, “Is this serving God?”

Have you ever wondered if your situation is about more than just you? Maybe God has placed you there for a reason you can't see yet. What if you are still at the same job you don't enjoy because one of your coworkers needs to see what it looks like to walk with Jesus.

What if God keeps asking you to invest in that friendship because your friend is going through something hard, and she needs to see that God still cares and is bringing people to her during the journey?

Sometimes, it isn’t about us. There will be times in our lives when we do something for someone else, and it has nothing to do with our own situation. Instead, it has everything to do with what God is doing.

We can be in a situations where it seems like it is not serving us. If we stop and look at things from a Godly perspective, we might just see that God is working for us and working for others.

Now, don’t get me wrong, not every scenario is one where God wants us to stay where we are. Sometimes, we will be in a circumstance that God no longer wants us to be in. There will also be times when life feels good as it is, and God can call us to give something "good" up. Your job may be taking time away from your family. Your lifestyle might be holding you back from God's calling on your life, or your hobbies could be leading you astray.

So how do we know if these things in our life are serving us or God?

1. We PRAY and ask God to give us wisdom and discernment to know what truly serves His kingdom.

2. We CHECK to see if it aligns with God’s word.

3. We ASK: Does it bring me closer to God or farther away?

   
   
   
   

   Proverbs 3:5-6 says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all yours ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."

   
   

   Many things in our life seem good, and sometimes they might seem not so good. That doesn't mean that they aren't part of God's plan. Trust that He knows what's best, even when it is hard to see.

   I challenge you this week to look about the situation that you feel isn't serving you and ask God if it is serving Him instead.