15 Things God Won’t Ask

by | Jun 9, 1998 | Experiencing God, Poem

15 things that God Won’t Ask

1. God won’t ask what kind of car you drove,
but will ask how many people you drove
who didn’t have transportation.

2. God won’t ask the square footage of your
house, but will ask how many people you
welcomed into your house.

3. God won’t ask about the fancy clothes
you had in your closet, but will ask how
many of those clothes helped the needy.

4. God won’t ask about your social status,
but will ask what kind of class
you displayed.

5. God won’t ask how many material
possessions you had, but will ask if
they dictated your life.

6. God won’t ask what your highest salary
was, but will ask if you compromised
your character to obtain that salary.

7. God won’t ask how much overtime you
worked, but will ask if you worked
overtime for your family and loved ones.

8. God won’t ask how many promotions you
received, but will ask how you promoted
others.

9. God won’t ask what your job title was,
but will ask if you performed your job
to the best of your ability.

10. God won’t ask what you did to help
yourself, but will ask what you did to
help others.

11. God won’t ask how many friends you had,
but will ask how many people to whom
you were a true friend.

12. God won’t ask what you did to protect
your rights, but will ask what you did
to protect the rights of others.

13. God won’t ask in what neighbourhood you
lived, but will ask how you treated
your neighbours.

14. God won’t ask about the colour of your
skin, but will ask about the content of
your character.

15. God won’t ask how many times your deeds
matched your words, but will ask how
many times they didn’t.

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