What's in it for me?

       While studying the God's word I have never considered the question:  What's in it for me?  I am already saved.  Whatever God wants to do with my life is fine with me.  I am his man; I will do whatever comes.  This was not what God expected.  My decisions and actions had to cooperate with God's Word in order for his word to work in my life.  All my thoughts were always toward who will this benefit.  I also knew that prophecy was always cutting both ways just as the word of God does.  In other words, when I give a word to someone it has the potential of being fitted for me also.   I have been going through some things with my daughter and her life situations and came across some scriptures that I knew God was giving me to give to her.  What was so real for me is the scripture answered my questions.  She had been praying about her situation and God told her that he would never leave her nor forsake her.  Even with this word of encouragement she was still going through.  I had already prayed and believed that God would change the situation but it wasn't happening like I thought it should.  She still had the problem in the natural.  Nothing had changed.  The other part of the scripture is that she could boldly say that the Lord was her helper and she was not to fear what man can do to her.  I told her that man was the world system and what it could bring through Satan's influence.  She was not to fear what mankind could do to her with Satan's help.  These words were comforting, but they did not seem to change the situation.  Along with these verses of scriptures God told me to tell her to come boldly to the throne of grace and receive help that was needed in time of trouble.  I explained that boldly means come like you are expecting God to give you what you need.  God had spoken to me that I should come as God to God.

       Well the answer to "what's in it for me?" hit me right between the eyes.  I had been coming to God like I wasn't sure he was hearing me.  Then I realized that these scriptures were just as much for me as for her.  God has always been faithful to me and it looked like I was losing the confidence that I had in him.   He began to rehearse with me through the Holy Spirit bringing past experiences to my mind of how He has cared and has taken care of me.   God had not forsaken me.  He is always faithful to me.   Meditation on these Words caused faith to dominate my mind.  There is always something in it for me.  God has been all the while at work in me causing me both to will and do of His good pleasures.   His good pleasures over the years have developed into being my good pleasure.  When I come to God with confidence He always hears me and answers my requests, even when I don't think that it is working.   Faith resides in my spirit because I am one with God.   Knowing this helps to develop a "knowing" that encourages my walk with God and builds confidence in the unseen.  The Lord my God in the midst of me is mighty.  He rejoices over me with joy and singing.  I know the answer to the question "what's in it for me?"    The plans He has for me are for good and not evil and to give me an expected and rewarded end.  Because I love, serve and obey him, I will always spend my days in prosperity and my years in pleasantness.  Thanks be unto God who always causes me to triumph in Christ Jesus.  Life more abundantly is what's in it for me!