Attention or Carelessness

As I was reading my Bible the other day I started doing a comparison of showing attention to God vs. showing carelessness to God. What I found really convicted me and made me wonder which side of the spectrum I fell on! It's important in this War to be attentive towards our Leader-- carelessness will always only reap trouble!

Let's take a look at the two lists I penned down:

Carelessness towards God: 

• Are you giving God the leftovers (of your time, energy, money, etc)?
• Are you complaining about your service to God? Or doing it only out of duty? 
• Are you irreverent, not caring about the important things of God?
• Are you trying to defend yourself, justify your life, or keep comfortable with lazy service?
• Are you exchanging first place in your life for money, family, friends, job, hobbies or other "idols" instead of putting God ahead of everything?
• Are you looking only for outward profit for your service to God? 

Attention to God: 

• Are you giving God your first fruits, putting time for Him aside first?
• Are you eager to do all you can for God, going above and beyond what is "expected" of you?
• Are you reverent, understanding that things of God are of the utmost importance?
• Are you willing to take corrections and God's guidance?
• Are you willing to go out of your comfort zone for Christ?
• Are you placing God above all other parts of your life?
• Are you doing your service wanting nothing in return? Are you thankful for all blessings you receive-- large, small, outward and inward?

Take some time to think about the things listed. Sometimes we can convince ourselves that we are doing things "good enough", but is our human "good enough" really our best for the Lord? Are you really caring about what He wants you to care about? 

Victoria M.