The Myth of Doing for God | Spiritual Formation with Brian Delamont (Ep. 218)
About this episode
Brian Delamont discusses the misconception of doing things for God and emphasizes the importance of the heart in service.
Does God want me to do things 'for' Him? In this Spiritual Formation conversation, Brian Delamont unpacks the myth that our service somehow benefits God or earns His approval. More than acts of service or obligation, it's about the heart. Brian offers a question to guide our reflection this month as we consider our motivations and perspectives of God. Isaiah 41:10 Deuteronomy 11:18-21 John 10:27 "When I'm doing something 'for,' do I picture that as I'm doing God a favor or I'm actually bringing something to God that maybe He can't do without me?" Jeremiah 31:3 "The thought of me doing something 'for' God [is] because I'm questioning whether His love really is unfailing." Hebrews 13:5 Mark 12:41-43 In the Name of Jesus by Henri Nouwen "Caregiving, tithing, parenting, mentoring someone, gifts of time and helps are beautiful ways of doing 'for' God that become these tangible embodied expressions of His love when they are done as an act of worship." James 2 Ephesians 2:8-9 Ephesians 1:3-4 "Before I was capable of doing anything, before the creation of the world, God chose me, God chose to love me, God chose to love us." Colossians 3:23 "God is simply bigger than my understanding of…
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