Not about ME

Something so obvious but something so true... It is not about me. I mean I have realized this for quite some time but i think it takes new meaning as i go over it in my head.

I know this phrase means to me that life is not about me. That i am not the end all be all. That i have nothing to give. That humility needs to reign in my life instead of arrogance.

But something more clear has come up since i have really started thinking about this phrase and that is this, life can and will go on without me. I do not have to be a part of everything that is going on around me ministry wise and life wise.

The biggest thing for me honestly is realizing that as much as i want to help out North Metro, or SWAT Ministries or whatever have you, it isn't about me. The things i do for those ministries are things that God is allowing me to do and accomplish only because of his mercy and grace. If something good happens, it isn't because of me, it is because i listened to Gods plan and was who he designed me to be. This is something i am still trying to grasp and hold onto.

This Summer i will be doing missions all the way across the world and it is going to be an adventure. It has been a tuff time getting to a place where i feel ok to go, but that is not really the point of this blog. Since i am going to this place all the way across the world i am missing out on plenty of ministry opportunities. I am missing out working for the GBC this Summer, I am missing out doing many keeps like ones and Texas and one put on by SWAT. I am also missing out on working with North Metro in many other areas instead of just this mission trip. As i have thought about all these opportunities this one phrase comes to mind, "It isn't about me."

It isn't about me serving with the GBC, SWAT, or churches. Life is about where God has me going. Life is about living to the hilt of where God has you. Life is about God. Life is about living love. Life is far more about the other instead of about me. Life, my life, has nothing to do with me. My life has to do with living for God, being who he has made me anew. My life is about serving. My life... haha, My, it is funny that i keep on using that word.

Gods life is about doing what is planned and purposed to advance HIS kingdom. Gods life is about being humble and not worrying about these opportunities missed but living fully where HE is taking me.

I hope you get that last paragraph, because it is not about Paul Michael Stippich, it is about God. It is about everything but me and the opportunities missed, because in all honesty i have not and will not miss anything, i am exactly where God has planned for me to be.