He does according to His Pleasure

What He does for us is for us - What He does in us is for others

And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, And establish the work of our hands for us; Yes, establish the work of our hands. Psalms 90:17

So many times, I hear people saying: "God does not care about me, what I have or what I want." I beg to differ.
Throughout scripture, I see examples of God given opportunities to people. Opportunities to enrich their lives, make money and increase in monetary ways.

Some also say: "When I give myself to God, I will never have anything."
Well that is proven to be false also.  God is interested in our wellbeing and  our expansion/increase.

This is a lie from the pit of hell believing God does not care and unfortunately, I believed it for a long time. Not anymore, I have been set free from this lie and many others.

Yes, there may be a time that we are walking through financial hard times, but not for Him to withhold from us. The reason often is to prepare us for what He has for us and what He wants to give to us.

Proverbs 3:3-5

³ Let not mercy and truth forsake you;
Bind them around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart,
⁴ And so find favor and high esteem
In the sight of God and man.

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;

As we can see here, there are often actions/changes on our part that have to happen in order to receive the riches God wants us to have. No, not always riches in money but all blessings to become a wholesome being.

As a farmer sows and harvested a crop, so do we sow and harvest. It is for our consumption and for our families to live well.
.....What He does for us is for us

On the other side, let's look at the second part of the headline.
....What He does in us is for others

If and only if, we give our lives over to God by accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, will we be changed and transformed over time. It is called Sanctification. This process takes some time, how long you may ask?
I really don't know, but God knows. This is not some random time hitting and missing the mark with us. But a time of transformation just as from the caterpillar to the butterfly. To bring out by changing in us, the gift for us and others.

So, then when what He does in us is coming out and we are as a new creation manifested, things like anger, fear, selfishness, rudeness etc. are going to change into love, confidence, giving, kindness etc. And that is where what changes in us becomes the treasure for others to reap and enjoy.

We are being transformed into the likeness of Christ and Christ loves the church. We are the church, but we are asked to love God first and then our neighbor with all of our heart and as ourselves. In times of negative emotions running our lives, we are unable to love anyone like that. We think we do but it is not selfless love as the love of God.

Summery: What God prepares for us to reap is for us but what God changes inside of our mind is for others to enjoy.

Then they asked Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that You say and teach rightly, and You do not show personal favoritism, but teach the way of God in truth Luke 20:21

This is an important to know. |God does not prefer one to another, what He does for one He will do for another, So understand me correctly . This whole statement today is not whether He loves me more, gives me more than someone else. But it is for us to know that God cares for our wellbeing in overflow. He is not a terrible taskmaster, as I have addressed in a previous blog, but a generous GIVER.

What great news again. To know that God cares about my every need and even want.
The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want. Psalm 23:1

His will for us is more than just a set of rules to obey. His will for us is to enjoy an all surrounding, wholesome relationship with Him, here on earth and later in heaven when our time has come. He wants us to function as the Body of Christ. He wants us to do that for enjoyment and protection for each individual part of the body. You are called to be a part of this awesome body.

I cannot stop today without mentioning tithing and giving when speaking of giving  but will hold it for another time.

Here is my prayer for today: God grant us the wisdom to know the difference in wanting without purpose and wanting with Your purpose. Help us to understand who you are and teach us to give as You give. Help us to become the body of Christ for our sake.

Auf Wiedersehen and good bye........