Do the right thing

The Lord has assigned to each his task. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. For we are co-workers in God’s service. —1 Corinthians 3:5–9 NIV

You try to do the right thing and be a good example of a Christian. You share your faith with others, help those in need, take time to study the Bible and pray. Sometimes you see and feel the returns from keeping these principles, while other times you don’t. Sometimes it’s easy to see how your participation made a difference in someone’s life, while other times you’re still doing what you can when you can, but see little in the way of results. The cool thing is that God doesn’t judge you by your results, but by your faithfulness.
 Knowing that God looks at our hearts and doesn’t judge us by our successes but by our faithfulness lifts a lot of the pressure. This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t take the time to seek Him about how we can do the job better, or see if there’s anything we can learn or do to improve, but these are things we can do while we’re trusting Him for the outcome.
 Remember, the commendation we want at the end of the day is “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!” —Nina Kole [1]

 Jesus is not looking for fans. He is looking for followers. —Tony Evans (b. 1949)

[1] Activated Vol 21, Issue 9