What Has God Done Through You?

[S] Acts 15:4-11 --

⁴When they arrived at Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them.
⁵But some of the sect of the Pharisees who had believed stood up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to direct them to observe the Law of Moses."
⁶The apostles and the elders came together to look into this matter.
⁷After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brethren, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of the gospel and believe.
⁸"And God, who knows the heart, testified to them giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us;
⁹and He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
¹⁰"Now therefore why do you put God to the test by placing upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?
¹¹"But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they also are."

[O] In verse 4, the apostles and elders reporting what God had done was touching because I don't do this enough. Many times I'm all caught up in what I had achieved (desiring to seek compliments from others). The focus of my achievements need to be centered around what God has allowed me to achieve more. When I do this, what I achieve will actually be more of a blessing to others around me than getting a few more patting on my shoulders. What I also have to be careful about are some people (like the Pharisees in v. 5) who will strongly influence me to look towards my own (or worldly) achievements. That in itself isn't bad but only when I focus on it more than what God's done through my life.

[A] Ask the question: What has God done in/through my life today? How much of a struggle did I go through to let Him work through my life?

[P] Dear God, I want to testify more about what you're doing in and through my and my family's lives. I can easily fall into just trying to get the credits myself. I want others, especially those who do not know You, to see what You're doing so they may find an opportunity to draw closer to You. In Jesus' name. Amen.