Then I had a good hard look at myself. If I am doing all of those things just so that God will bless me then I have missed the point entirely. I should be doing them because I worship the creator of the universe who deserves all of this and more just for who He is regardless of where I am at. When you look at it this way it shows up the pride and selfish expectation that can so easily creep into the things we do for Jesus. I resolved that I would keep on giving God my all no matter where that left me because, after all, this is what being a Christian is all about. As Pastor Ashley put it so well this morning, I'm gonna keep on steppin.

After thinking about this in church this morning I realised a few other things that were relevant:

• God will achieve His purposes for my life. They have been ordained and they will come to fruition. Not only that, God still desires to bless me unconditionally and He walks with me every day.
  
• My inheritance as a child of God is secure, bought and paid for by the blood of Jesus. I already have the rich blessings of that inheritance here and now as well as the promise of heaven to come. No matter what my circumstances this will remain true.
  
• God has promised peace that passes all understanding and I can believe that, in Him, I can walk in that peace no matter how things appear to me.