It's not about me

It’s not about me

A few months ago I took a job as a sales manager with the company I work I with. Before that I was a sales rep for the company and being in sales it is all about you. It’s about what you do and managing your clients. It is like running your own business. The thing you worry about the most is you, because it is up to you to make you sales numbers. However when I took this job I have learned it’s not about me it’s about the team. I have learned to focus more on others than myself.

When things don’t go your way, do you react or respond? Think carefully about how you answer that question. Every day of our lives we are confronted with circumstances that squeeze one of those actions out of us, and the behavior that manifests itself is telling. When we react, it is usually not good. Reaction is often guided by the flesh. We want we want, when we want it. We want our plans to come to fruition. We want our way, and when we don’t get it we react. Sometimes our reaction is manifest in anger, frustration, pouting or a bad attitude. When we react, we are putting our selfishness on full display.

However, when we respond it is often guided by the spirit. When we respond, it says that we are thinking biblically. Paul said that God created all things and all things were created through Him and for Him. Where do you see your way in this verse? God created all things, including us, for Himself. So when we don’t get our way, it may be painful, and it may not be the road of our choice, but He is right there with us. He is giving us the opportunity to trust him with our circumstances and display our faith in him. We need to remind ourselves daily that it’s not about us; it’s all about him

Colossians 1:16 “for by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.”