Is productivity more important to you than the relationships and experiences gained along the way?
If they are, then you probably a lot like me – in need of learning that God doesn’t value our achievements as much as our acknowledgement of Him along the way. In my immaturity, I used to be all about achievements and doing BIG things for God. Boy, was I wrong.
I’ve lost count of how many projects, visions, and ideas I have seen cut short, with people left bemused, angry, and demotivated. Yet, only recently have I fully realised that it is the relationships that we build along the way – especially with God – that are the most important thing, NOT the BIG thing that we try and achieve for God.
As described in 2 Corinthians 2:15, our lives ARE the pleasing aroma to God, NOT our achievements. So often, I think that we run past God. When we meet Him face to face, I think that we will wish that we could have spent more time in His presence, just dwelling with Him, allowing Him to love us as human-beings, rather than human-doings.
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For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing..
2 Corinthians 2:15
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