WHAT’S THE POINT OF SERVING GOD?

I just want to encourage someone out there who feels as though God has forgotten about them and the promises He made to you. So many times you have been told to wait upon the Lord and to wait for God’s best but the truth is you are weary and you are on the verge on giving up on God. You look around and people who are not faithful to God seem to be the ones getting ahead – they seem to be the ones getting the promotion, the man or woman of their dreams, their business is flourishing and they are financially rich, all seems to be going great with them- while you are doing your best honoring God in every way possible, yet you don’t have nearly what these unbelievers have.

So..what’s the point of walking with God if I am struggling even more than an unbeliever? What’s the use of honoring God when everyone out there is taking shortcuts and they are getting ahead?

You know I was in the same exact place just a few weeks ago until I read Malachi 3 and my whole perspective changed and its as follows :

¹³ “You have said terrible things about me,” says the Lord.

“But you say, ‘What do you mean? What have we said against you?

¹⁴ “You have said, ‘What’s the use of serving God? What have we gained by obeying his commands or by trying to show the Lord of Heaven’s Armies that we are sorry for our sins? ¹⁵ From now on we will call the arrogant blessed. For those who do evil get rich, and those who dare God to punish them suffer no harm.’”

¹⁶ Then those who feared the Lord spoke with each other, and the Lord listened to what they said. In his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and always thought about the honor of his name.

¹⁷ “They will be my people,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “On the day when I act in judgment, they will be my own special treasure. I will spare them as a father spares an obedient child. ¹⁸ Then you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.” (Malachi 3:13-17).

This scripture gets me red handed. There were two groups of people. One that was focused on what God hasn’t done and how God has taken too long and how unbelievers seem to be the ones who are getting blessed and getting away with their ungodly behavior. Then there’s was another group , that feared God and what that means is that..yes, not everything may be going exactly how they liked, they may be facing difficulties and challenges in their own lives, God may be taking a bit too long; however, they kept a good report of the Lord. I could imagine them saying things like, ‘’everything may not be going my way but God, the Most High God is on my side and He causes me to have victory in all these things. I may be single but God is ordering my steps to the right person and God will exceed what I have ever asked, dreamed or hoped for.

Child of God it is extremely important to stay in faith and that means that in the midst of your trials, tribulations and hardships, you keep confessing over and over the Word of God. Faith is not some positive words we say to make ourselves feel better, faith is a shield that we use to protects us from all the lies and deceit the enemy wants us to believe(Ephesians 6:10-18).

I want you to know that God as the ability shift things in your life and what seems permanent and looks like will never going to change situation, He is well able to turn around in an instant. You don’t have to force things to happen or compare yourself to unbelievers, when God shows up in your life it will be bigger and way better than what they have.

Stay in faith and keep honoring God in everything you do. He is more than able to bring your dreams to pass.

In the meantime I want you to desperately hang on to this promise

 Amos 9:13 “Yes indeed, it won’t be long now.” God’s Decree. “Things are going to happen so fast your head will swim, one thing fast on the heels of the other. You won’t be able to keep up. Everything will be happening at once—and everywhere you look, blessings! Blessings like wine pouring off the mountains and hills. I’ll make everything right again for my people Israel: “They’ll rebuild their ruined cities. They’ll plant vineyards and drink good wine. They’ll work their gardens and eat fresh vegetables. And I’ll plant them, plant them on their own land. They’ll never again be uprooted from the land I’ve given them.” God, your God, says so.

( MSG Version)