I am a Doer

I am a Doer – I am the person that people call on when things need to get done. I will run down halls, climb under things, and handle 5 stations at once to get a task accomplished. Is this a bad thing? Conceptually, no, it is not. Can it become a problem – absolutely.

As I was doing my thing this morning, God spoke to me – He asked me “What is the purpose of you doing all these things?” Am I doing this to bring Him glory or to bring myself glory? Wow, that was something I needed to really think about. Am I a person who is notoriously narcissistic? I don’t think so. Do I have some pride issues? Yes.

Do I believe that this was 100% a pride issue? No, I don’t. This was as much of an issue of insecurity as it was pride. Basically, I am looking for my value from those around me. Deep down, I want everyone to see me as someone important, someone who is needed. I could go into why I may feel this way, but that is another post. So, for several reasons, I needed to ask God’s forgiveness.

Dysfunction is always a sign that we are putting more effort into one aspect of our life and causing us to be off balance. Thus, we cause our one area of our life to be overly noticed and the other(s) get neglected. Do we need others in our lives? Emphatically, yes! Do we need to live for others in our lives solely? Absolutely not! We must live for the Almighty who lives in Us. To please Him is all we need to do. Everything else is just an added blessing.

What if some of the greats sought the need for other’s approval over God’s? Joseph wouldn’t have been able to save his family from the famine if he would have given up at any point along the way. Moses wouldn’t have led the Israelites out of Egypt if he would have buckled when everyone didn’t believe him. Jesus Christ wouldn’t have hung on the cross for the world’s salvation if he would have let the Pharisees’ disapproval overwhelm him. If we crumble under the pressure of needing other’s approval, we could be missing out of why God created us.

I am challenging you today to look at your life. Is there any area of your life that you can identify with my situation I described above? Are you looking for the approval of others where you shouldn’t? If so, know that you are a beautiful creation of our Father and were created just as you are! You don’t need others’ approval if above your Creater’s.

I also challenge you to look at your life and see if there is any dysfunction – do you have an area of your life that you are putting more focus than you should, causing you to be off balance? If so, give everything over to God. He will help you walk those things out because He wants you to reach your full potential.

Remember that you are precious whether others know it or not. You are no mistake!

Blessings.