Who are you playing for?

Someone came to me frustrated about their current life situation. They explained how irritated with God they were because they had been faithful to Him.  They went on to tell me how they attended church faithfully, at least when they weren’t busy with their kid’s traveling sport’s team.  We continued the talk.... They were faithful in their giving, mostly, and all their friends knew that they were believers.  How could God allow them to befall such a horrid lot in life.  We talked over a latte from Starbucks as he was spinning his new i-phone on the table.  I listened until he was finished and it hurt my heart to see him so confused and very understandably frustrated. Now there are a lot of things that we could pick apart about this conversation but I wanted to touch on 2 things very quickly... First, He needed to realize how fortunate he really is... To be able to meet with me in the mid-afternoon.... To be able to buy a latte at Starbucks.... And to have the latest in phone tech... The point is that most of us are so affluent that we completely forget that very few people in this world enjoy the luxuries that we take for granted.  Second quick point is this... So we attend a lot and give a lot to our local church but here is the BIG question.... Are you attending for you or for the Kingdom?  Are you giving for you or are you giving for the kingdom?  This is a vital question to answer and to understand. It’s about our motives.  So who are you playing for?  For your own benefit or for the benefit of the kingdom?  The Bible teaches us to “Seek first the Kingdom of God and then all these things will be added to us”... Is the Kingdom of God really first in your life? What are your true motives?  Just something to think about..... :)