What’s the point? Handling things
God’s way shouldn’t be predicated on what
we will “get” for doing what God wants
us to do. Our decisions shouldn’t be made
based on reward, but on our love for God,
our desire to make Him smile, our desire to
lift Him up so that others can be drawn to
Him. A lot of times your obedience will not
yield the response you expect. Even more
valuable is the way your trials (both big
and small) are permitted to happen to grow
you into a deeper knowledge of Him, and
develop your walk with Christ.
Returning to the sitch with my
husband, God spoke to me about that.
He pointed out that the “kindness” I was
attempting to show my husband was only
an effort to rub his face in what I thought
was his mess up. God revealed to me that
my acts of kindness were inauthentic, ill-in-
tentioned, and thus useless in God’s eyes—
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pretty much like nothing. “Why should you,
daughter, be rewarded for treating your
husband—the Lord in your house—the way
he should be treated? Further, why should I
punish Him in the way you think I should.
Who are you that I should consider your
opinion on how I dole out punishment to
my children. I love him just as much as I
love you.”
Wow! What a kick in the gut! But, it
illuminated some old clichés. Do what you
know is Godly, no matter what someone else
is doing. Keep a cool head even while others
are hot under the collar. And I should add,
do it without expectation. You won’t always
get or even see the results that God yields.
Just do what you do, and let Him handle the
rest.
DiAnne Malone is a book author, college profes-
sor and founder of Who’s That Lady Blog.