behind your eyes

"Trouble chases sinners,while blessings reward the righteous." ~  Proverbs 13:21


i've been paying attention.

those who are blessed with the Lord, are also very blessed with life. and those who arent, arent. i've been lacking motivation to maintain a close relationship with God. and i think living an enriched life is both a horrible and wonderful motivation.

ever since Eve bit into God's apple (or whatever fruit it was), humans have been materialistic by nature. the absolute strongest motivation for us to labor at anything is worldy treasures. money, gadgets, people, whatever. and God rewards our faithfulness to him with blessings on this life here. its the perfect plan.

....on the other hand....

we shall not be motivated by worldy treasures. when we give ourselves to God, we must do it for his glory alone. not our own. our love for him and others must be driven by pure amazement, appreciation, and awe.

the reason why you do things matters just as much as the fact that you do them.

so why does God reward us on earth, and after earth, if he doesnt want those things to distract our journey's meaning? i think its a huge part of planting the seed. you may start a relationship with him for the wrong reasons, but as you grow, those reasons fall away until you are left with a solid ground of faith and an exclusive desire to serve the Lord.

is it selfish to serve God to get stuff out of it? is it selfish to ask God to give you the right motivation?

well, probably.

i've found that if i ask him to let me see the world behind his eyes....everything is right.

and why does he promise us eternal life in heaven in exchange for giving him our life? i strongly believe that heaven is not a reward to us. because we clearly dont deserve it. i think he just loves us so much that he wants to keep us around with him forever in bliss :)

God's selflessness is hard for humans to fathom. but its the greatest!