Focus
hey y'all, here's a special Friday post since i'm on spring break & today I want to share w you something that was shared w me ! but, before i get into that, i would just like to say thank you guys for reading. i don't think y'all know how much this truly means to me. you guys are literally making my dreams come true w every link click to Saved By Grace. it brings me so much joy to talk about my blog & i am so happy w the success that i have had w Saved By Grace. i have been so encouraged by the feedback that i have gotten from readers.
it is so tempting to think that if we do what is right, we should be rewarded or at least protected. but we live in a broken world, and sometimes doing what is right will get us punished. how we respond to the consequences of our obedience is actually as important as carrying out God’s will. our reaction is being watched and evaluated by those in our sphere of influence, who want to see if we really believe our claim that the Lord is in control. God is using our experience and our witness to reach others for the kingdom.
earlier this week my nana shared this with me & it really got me thinking. this is so spot on ! we believe that since we're doing "good" or the "right things" that we should be rewarded, but in this day in age, we are often punished for the way that we believe. then we get disappointed when we don't get rewarded, but that's a huge sign that what we're searching for is worldly acceptance, not heavenly acceptance. when you do the right things for the right reasons it shouldn't matter to you what the world says back to you. it should only matter what our Lord & Savior has to say about it. honestly, I would much rather be rewarded in Heaven rather than be rewarded by earthly things. bc the things of this world will fade & Heaven is forever.
in Colossians 3 it says, "if then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. for you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. when Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory." dwell on that today & soak all of that up. read it over & over & get it stuck in your brain. begin to naturally set your focus on things above. so I want to challenge y'all today to keep your focus on Heavenly things. seek only things of Heaven & He will reward you. when you keep your focus on things above, the circumstances on this Earth work themselves out. pray that the Lord helps you shift your focus to a more Heavenly direction.
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