Stay In Your Own Lane?
- Brandon Bruce
- Sep 12
- 2 min read
“Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith. For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord. How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?” -1 Thessalonians 3:7-9
There are many areas in life where it makes so much sense to stay in your own lane! From driving down the highway to running on a track, it just makes sense! However, it’s the exact opposite of what God wants for you in your spiritual development! In many ways the fulfillment of so much of what God wants for you is getting out of your lane and into the lives of others!
Paul is describing how much joy he receives from watching God‘s church grow (v.9)! When he sees the spiritual development in the lives of others, he genuinely cares and is deeply fulfilled! The growth in his own relationship with God impacted his relationship with other people. He is not thinking just about himself, he is thinking about what benefits others.
Have you matured to the place where you get genuinely excited about what the Spirit is doing in the lives of others? Do you authentically and deeply care about the growth of God’s Church? Does it bring genuine joy to your heart when you can help in the development of God’s people?
You have responsibilities and concerns in your own life, but don’t let your mind be consumed with just thinking about yourself! Life gets exciting and spiritual development really takes off when you get out of your own lane and start caring about what’s happening in the lives of others!
If this is an area you see the need to develop more in your life, start serving others and investing in them. It may be a matter of function and without a lot of feeling at first, but your feelings will catch up as you walk in faith! Start taking small steps to build up others, pray for them, and get more comfortable making sacrifices in your own life so God can accomplish more in their life!
Where do you need to get out of your own lane and enter the lives of others so you can serve Jesus by blessing His people?
Right on?
Read/listen to 1 Thessalonians chapters 1-3
Prayer focus: ask God to help you see others the way that He does and talk to Him about some of the people in your life that you want to care more about in Jesus name
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