Is He Satisfied?

When you do what you know to do, what needs doing... is it enough?

As we sang at church Sunday, a thought/message ran through my mind. Is God really satisfied with me?

I believed I was doing everything right. Doing the works of the Lord with all my might.

Seriously, it is my character to just "do it" when something needs done. A job that arises, open the church doors, clean a toilet that is soiled, make sure there are tissues in the boxes, pick up that piece of paper that randomly shows up in the floor, or at the least tell whoever is in charge of those things that is needed. Some things you get maintenance for, some things you just do. 

When my husband wanted to do tent revivals, he was often on the road driving, I would just run the revival until he came in to do it. When the Pastor wanted the church open for something, I would just do it. Now I am not tooting my horn, I am making a point here. As I sat in service yesterday, my thought was, I was doing the necessary, what was needed. Where and when do I do these things for the Lord out of my heart of compassion when things are not necessary. What do I do for the sheer joy of doing it for the Lord? Is He satisfied with me?

Is it enough? It is great to be dependable/faithful to whatever task is at hand. Yet we should go beyond that which is necessary to that which is a joy, not just required of you.

As I pondered this thought, I remembered the young lady in the bathroom at Shoney's late one night crying, I spoke to her of Jesus and His love, asked her if I could pray for her (she said yes). I left there with both sadness and joy in my heart. Sadness because I did not know the area Pastors/churches to refer her too, but joy of the Lord for planting the seed for God. Knowing that God did not send me her way for no reason. 

The smile I share with strangers that turns their face into a smile isn't necessary but it does bring joy to them if even only for a moment of their day...  what you do unto the least of these you do as unto me...Mt 25:40 

Whether good or bad you do as unto the Lord.

Where is the joy of serving the Lord (His people)?That thing or things that give another joy and encouragement to make it another mile, another day? Is He satisfied with me. Have i done my best or am I trying to slide by doing only what is required? And no more? 

Is Jesus satisfied with me. Most any one of us can come up with a few instances where we helped someone along. But, my question today is... is it enough? Have we done our BEST? Is the Light on all the time or just once in a while? Time to do some soul searching!