God Won't Ask
Author: Jill E Penley
 
 
1. God won't ask what king of fancy car you drove.
He will ask how many people you took to
church who didn't have transportation.
 
 
2. God won't ask the square footage of your house.
He will ask how many people you helped
who didn't have a house.
 
 
3. God won't ask how many fancy clothes you
had in your closet.
He will ask how many of those fancy
clothes you gave away.
 
 
4. God won't ask what social class you were in.
He will as what kind of "class"
you displayed.
 
 
5. God won't ask how many material possessions
you had in life.
He will ask whether those material
possessions fueled your life.
 
 
6. God won't ask how much overtime you worked.
He will ask did you work overtime
in your family.
 
 
7. God won't ask how many promotions you received.
He will ask what you did to
promote others.
 
 
8. God won't ask what your job title was.
He will ask did you do your job
to the best of your ability.
 
 
9. God won't ask how many educational degrees
you had.
He will ask how much good you did as
a result of those years of education.
 
 
10. God won't ask what you did to help yourself.
He will ask what you did
to help others.
 
 
11. God won't ask how many friends you ha.
He will ask how many people
you were a friend to.
 
 
12. God won't ask what you did to protect your rights.
He will ask what you did to protect
 the rights of others.
 
 
13. God won't ask what neighborhood you lived in.
He will ask why you chose to
live there.
 
 
14. God won't ask about the color of your skin.
He will ask about the condition
of your heart.
 
 
15. God won't ask how many times your deeds
matched your words.
He will ask how many times they didn't.
 
 
Psalm 51:10
"Create in me a clean heart, O God: and renew
a right spirit within me."


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