It' Bigger Than You

1 Corinthians 12:7

7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.

Did you know that nothing you do is actually about you? Paul addressed the church in Corinth because they apparently took their gifts as being for their own purposes neglecting the greater cause. The greater cause is the body of Christ. The Lord manifests the Holy Spirit in all believers but not all believers are willing to access it. The purpose of the gifts through the Holy Spirit is for the uplifting of other believers. But when we decide that we will use them for other purposes or not at all, we all suffer. In order to be more effective the body of Christ has to operate as one. For it is the same in a marriage. For the best benefit to be had, the two must act as one. This is to say that one has to look beyond theirself and look at the whole. Selfishness deems "it's all about me and what I want." But selflessness is about how does this effect all of us?

We live in a society where it's considered ok or normal to be selfish but what if God was selfish in how he blessed us? What if God decided that he didn't need to wake you up? What if God decided that he wouldn't use the Holy Spirit to stop the other person from running a red light and keeping you from having a horrible accident? What if God decided that he would miraculously take all the money from your account so you would have nothing?

The purpose of blessings is to bless others. The purpose of any spiritual gift is to help lift someone else up. Every believer has something inside but if you never share, why should you be blessed?