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Topic:
Selfish Vs. Unselfish Love For God
Our faith in God should not be an "I do for God so God will do for
me" relationship. We should not love God for what He can give us or
for what we can get out of Him. Instead, we should love God for who He is
now and what He has already done for us by sending Christ into the world
to die for us.
Many people expect their faith in God to have some kind of payoff. They
expect God to deliver whatever they want or need because they believe in
Him. Expecting God to deliver what we want as a result of our faith is a
selfish faith. As true believers of a positive, living God we are called
to be selfless in giving, selfless in spirit, and selfless in love. A
valid question to ask is "Shouldn't faith in God and faith in Christ
result in 'something' for me? Shouldn't I expect a payoff from God?"
Yes, we should all expect something from our faith, but this
"something" is not a thing of this world. What we truly expect
should be the working of God in our life…the often invisible,
intangible, internal, and eternal working of God called love.
If these words have been a blessing to you please forward
them to a friend.
These words were posted at one of Shepherd's Care Ministries Sites
called Wisdom Moment. This site is located at:
http://www.findthepower.com/wisdomminute
Shepherd's Care Ministries Main Site located at:
http://www.findthepower.com/ |
