Committing to God is obviously the thing to do. As noted in the 1st commandment, you shall have no gods other than He. But there is another part to the committing.
“5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.” – Psalm 37:5 (ESV)
It is about committing our way to Him, not just committing to Him. All that I do should be directed at Him to accomplish the work He has for me. The self serving way is past for me as a follower of Christ. I am to be Christ Serving. I have to commit all that I do to Him and His glory.
Why, simply because that is what I am instructed to do. I admit that I struggle with the idea that what I receive for the work I am doing is not something that I am able to touch or see right now. In fact, I question whether or not I am on the right path, because frankly, I am seeing less and less in this world even when I feel as though I am doing more and more. I feel as though I give and give and get nothing in return except more work is expected. Meanwhile those that I am giving to are receiving their rewards and I am left out in the cold only to be given more work.
“6He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.” – Psalm 37:6 (ESV)
And that is why I do what I do. I have to remember that the goal is to bring glory to God and I can only do that if I am committing myself and my way to Him fully. I have to look forward and not in the now or the past for what I am doing the work for. I am doing the work of God and He will make sure that work is fruitful. No, I may not get to see that which comes from my planting work. I may be gone before that happens. But I have to commit to doing the work and know that God will bring His glory where it needs to be.
What struggles are you having committing your way to the Lord? Are you still looking for the WIIFM (What’s In It For Me)? What if you committed yourself and your way to the Lord and allowed Him to manifest His glory and blessing where it should go?
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