Colossians 3: 23-24 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the LORD, and not for man. Since you know that you will receive an inherritance from the LORD. It is the LORD Christ you are serving.
I am aware of my battle to work hard in school for the grades and to be the best at whatever it is I am doing. God kindly brought this contradiction to mind: working hard is a God-honoring thing, but what I'm doing is a proud thing. What's the solution here? I think this verse so helpfully states what my motive should be for working hard. I am called to work for the glory of God, not to impress others or myself with my accomplishments, which is working for my glory. And besides, God's rewards are the best anyway! So I am tempted to make my school a me thing where I am commanded to make it a God thing. Having this perspective, it doesn't really matter then if I make the highest grades or do the best. I need not be the best, but rather my best, which is all that God requires.
Just a quick note: I am not saying that healthy competition is wrong, or that high grades aren't something to rejoice in or work for, but I am saying that my primary motive for doing my best should be to bring glory to God by doing what He's called me to do.
Please pray for me that I would have this perspective more often!
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Thanks for sharing what the Lord is teaching you. I will keep praying for you in this area & am so grateful for your prayers for me!
Oh my goodness! Karen! You are SO grown up!! Thanks for visiting my blog! I need to e-mail you! So many new things going on here!
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