It's not about me... I think

So often in our evangelical sub-culture, we think that it is all about us. It is true that God loves us as individuals. It is also true that his love for us is extravagant and unconditional (He DID, after all, give his Son for us, didn't he?). Yet, I think that we often forget that the Lord is not only "Lord" of our lives personally, but also the "Lord of Creation".

This point was brought home to me the other day. I was (as I do during my regular scripture/prayer/meditaion time) seeking a "word" specifically for me for that particular day. My routine reading brought me to Psalm 47, "Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy... For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise. God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne." So I'm thinking, what does this stuff about nations, all the earth, etc. have to do with ME? How does this apply to MY life today? What is here for ME?

I then realized, that my life in Christ (as important as it is to God) is part of a grander scheme. It is a small, but significant part, of God's plan for all of his creation. How I live affects others. How I act upon my faith is a factor in what God is doing in the world right now.

So here's the question... or rather, questions: Will I walk in the will of God for my life? Or will I seek my own will? Will I allow my actions to be reflective of God's work? Or my own works? Will I live for HIS glory by fulfilling HIS purposes?

I know my answer! What's yours?