What God Won't Ask

A coworker sent me this in an email today. It is another forward, but so true, and I needed the reminder of what is really important in life.

15 Things God Won't Ask

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• God won’t ask what kind of car you drove, but will ask how many people you drove who didn’t have transportation.
• God won’t ask the square footage of your house, but will ask how many people you welcomed into your home.
• God won’t ask about the fancy clothes you had in your closet, but will ask how many of those clothes helped the needy.
• God won’t ask about your social status, but will ask what kind of class you displayed.
• God won’t ask how many material possessions you had, but will ask if they dictated your life.
• God won’t ask what your highest salary was, but will ask if you compromised your character to obtain that salary.
• God won’t ask how much overtime you worked, but will ask if you worked overtime for your family and loved ones.
• God won’t ask how many promotions you received, but will ask how you promoted others.
• God won’t ask what your job title was, but will ask if you performed your job to the best of your ability.
• God won’t ask what you did to help yourself, but will ask what you did to help others.
• God won’t ask how many friends you had, but will ask how many people to whom you were a true friend.
• God won’t ask what you did to protect your rights, but will ask what you did to protect the rights of others.
• God won’t ask in what neighborhood you lived, but will ask how you treated your neighbors.
• God won’t ask about the color of your skin, but will ask about the content of your character.
• God won’t ask how many times your deeds matched your words, but will ask how many times they didn’t.

Makes me think of a Brandon Heath song I LOVE- it is my theme song in my life that I try to live by- "Give me your eyes for just one second. Give me your eyes so I can see. Everything that I keep missing. Give me your love for humanity...."