I have written on several occasions about “discerning God’s will” for your life. Over the last couple of years, God has used some very trying experiences to remind me that being a believer and a follower of The Way is not about me. I have always believed, and still do, that God has a plan specifically for me – that only I can do to fulfill God’s plan.
What I have found, however, is that this view lends itself to being very ego-centric. It often causes me to take my eyes off of God and focus more on what I can do for God.
I am slowly coming to believe that God is more concerned about the redemption of mankind than the fulfillment of one man. I realize this is a controversial stance to take, but I think that if my heart is beating as God’s, then my fulfillment will be realized in joining God on this path. Does that mean that God does not care about me as a person? Absolutely God does! But we have to remember, “It is not about us.”
With this stance, I begin to see that God cares less about whether I sell cars for a living or preach the Gospel and more about whether or not I am learning to love others as Jesus taught us to love. In other words, perhaps God is concerned more about the person we become and less about what we do for a living.
So today, my prayer for us is that we focus more on becoming the people God created us to be and less on what we think God wants us to do.
Clay in the Hands 
It is NOT ABOUT US – this is so true. God has a larger and vaster plan for humanity than our personal fulfillment and satisfaction. He wants to gain a Body for Christ to be expressed on the earth – a group of Christians who live Christ on the earth for God to be glorified!
Also, God cares MORE for what we ARE than for what we do. It really matters to Him what we are, and not just what we do for Him. Our being, our very person, needs to be right – otherwise, we may build something today and tear down even more later because of our person.
Lord, have mercy on us and make us people according to Your will, those who work together with You for the building up of the Body of Christ!