A Question to make you say, "Hummmm"

Have you ever had questions that came to your mind that made you say, "hummmmm"? I had one such question recently. The question was this . . . . "Are there things that make God sad that are not sin?"

Recently I have been pondering this question and went to ask a pastor friend of mine for his thoughts. He shared (from my perspective) a very profound thought. He said he believes that "there are lots of things that make God sad that are on the way to sin." Decisions that may not be sin yet but lead the way to sin make God sad.

For example, when we start spending more time on other things than we do spending time being connected to God makes Him sad. Even putting ministry ahead of time with God makes Him sad. We can get so busy and focused on ministering to others in God's name and lose our own personal connectedness with God. This would make God sad.

On the other side of the spectrum, if I am spending so much time deepening my own relationship with God that I neglect to minister to others, this too makes God sad. We can become so "Heavenly minded that we are no earthly good." There needs to be a balance of being attentive to deepening my own personal relationship and being an ambassador for Christ through ministry to or in relationship with others.

The challenge then seems to be to make decisions based on how they will impact my relationship with God and further God's kingdom. I challenge each of us to prayerfully consider if our actions, choices, and decisions might make God sad and work to turn things around before they lead to sin.