What God Looks For

We live in a world obsessed with success.

Success is measured in numbers, visibility, platform, growth, and influence. And if we’re not careful, those measurements quietly shape how we evaluate our own lives—even our spiritual lives.

But what does God actually look for?

That was the question we wrestled with this week.

In 1 Corinthians 4, Paul reminds us that we are not owners—we are stewards. Everything we have has been entrusted to us by God: our time, our gifts, our resources, our opportunities. And Scripture makes it clear that there is one primary requirement of a steward:

Faithfulness.

Not brilliance.
Not comparison.
Not applause.

Faithfulness.

God does not measure success the way the world does—He looks for faithfulness.

That truth is both confronting and freeing. Confronting, because faithfulness cannot be faked. Freeing, because we are no longer enslaved to the world’s scoreboard.

Jesus reinforces this in Matthew 25. The servants who were faithful with five talents and two talents received the exact same words: “Well done, good and faithful servant.” The reward was not based on comparison. It was based on faithfulness.

In our generation especially, being seen often feels like being significant. We are tempted to build platforms, curate images, and chase influence. But Scripture calls that “chasing after the wind.” Fame does not earn favor with God. Visibility does not equal spiritual maturity.

A rightly ordered life places God at the center, stewardship in our hands, and faithfulness as the measure.

One day, every metric will fall away. Every comparison will disappear. And we will stand before Him.

The question will not be, “How big did it get?”
The question will be, “Were you faithful with what I gave you?”

So let’s ask it again:

What is needed?

Faithfulness.

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