Sometimes it can seem like doing good is a waste of time, but…
It’s a matter of perspective. When it comes to results, if you can only focus on getting them right here and now, you might experience disappointment on a regular basis. Doing good things for others doesn’t always appear to produce results. But, as they say, looks can be deceiving. Depending on where your heart is, you might be producing eternal results and not even know it. If your heart is to do good for God, you WILL get an awesome return on your investment.
You probably don’t or won’t always feel like doing good things for others. I don’t. Sometimes other people can be total jerks. But guess what…sometimes you can, too. And me. Yep, I know it’s hard to believe, but hold onto your hats ladies and gents…even I can be a jerk. I know it sounds impossible, but I have it on good authority…it’s true.
Just because people aren’t cute and lovable all the time is no good reason not to do good as often as you have the opportunity. When you go through life with the attitude of looking for opportunities to do good things for others, you’ll discover them all around you all the time. What you do doesn’t have to be gigantic, enormous, or fantastic. It might be something as simple as a smile. In fact, try smiling at people every chance you get and see how often their face lights up…at least a little.
What you do for others is showing your love for God, too.
Yep, God said things like “love your neighbor as yourself” and “inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.” Every person is made in God’s image and likeness, and He considers the least of us to be like Him, and He considers even the least of us to be His “brethren”…in other words, His brothers (and sisters). Unfortunately, not everyone on our planet thinks of God the way He thinks of us. Most don’t want anything at all to do with Him. And those people might not even allow you do do something good for them. In that case, you move on. You’re not required to keep pushing an immovable object.
Still…when your heart and mind are focused on doing good for others, even if they don’t notice or appreciate, your loving Creator knows. And He never forgets. He has eternal life waiting for you. He’s preparing a beautiful home for you where you can live forever without the jerks. So, if you’re doing good today, don’t stop. And if you’re not doing any good, today’s a good day to start. What would hold you back? Why would you not want to do good things today? Write me and tell me. Until next time…
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