What God Tells Me About Why I Do What I Do

Date: September 23, 2025
Category: Devotional

Reflection

Lord, I often stop and ask myself: why do I do what I do? What compels me to work, to keep pushing when I’m tired, to keep carrying burdens when I’d rather set them down?

I know this: it isn’t glory I seek. I don’t chase monuments or fame. What drives me is the weight of responsibility. The conviction that if I don’t do it, things fall apart, and the people I care about suffer. I work because I know it can be done, and because I cannot walk away while others depend on me.

And yet, I question. I wonder. I ask. Lord, if it is Your will, I will do it. But if I am wrong? How do I know? How do I distinguish the path? How do I move, how do I change direction, and how do I bring others with me? Because it’s not just about me. My choices, my work, my direction. These affect everyone I lead, everyone who depends on me.

What You remind me is this: the difference lies not in the work itself, but in the heart behind it. If I labor out of pride, I will be crushed under its weight. If I labor out of love and obedience, then even ordinary tasks—systems, walls, structures, or simple acts of service become sacred. They become ways You use me to protect, uplift, and guide others.

So I keep asking, keep seeking, keep surrendering my plans to You. For only in Your will can my work endure, and only by Your Spirit can others be led to follow.

Scripture

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."
—Proverbs 3:5–6

Leadership Principle

A leader’s question is not only what must be done, but also why and for whom it must be done. Leadership means carrying responsibility, but it also means seeking God’s direction, adjusting when He redirects, and leading others with humility and faith.

Prayer

Father, I don’t always know if I’m building the right thing or walking the right path. Guide me. When I stray, redirect me. When I doubt, reassure me. When I lead, may it be in Your direction, not mine. Help me to distinguish my own will from Yours, and give me the courage to move when You say move, and to stop when You say stop.

A Father’s Blessing

To my children: You will wrestle with the same questions. Why do I do this, am I on the right path, how do I know God’s will? Remember that even strong leaders question, wonder, and doubt. That is not weakness. It is humility. May you always bring your questions before the Lord, and may He grant you clarity. And when you lead others, may you do so not with the weight of pride, but with the strength of love, the guidance of truth, and the confidence that comes only from walking in His will.

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