All of us want to be appreciated and there’s nothing wrong with that. The problem comes in when we allow not being appreciated to not only cause us disappointment and stress, but to allow us to stop doing what God expects us to do in regard to others and Him.
Learning to have joy, even when being unappreciated, is a part of being spiritually mature.
We are not going to be appreciated when we have selflessly given our best and sacrificed for others.
They won’t always get it…
They won’t always care…
They will sometimes even say, “I didn’t ask you to do it!”
We won’t always be appreciated or respected…
At home…
At work…
Even in your church.
You won’t always be appreciated not only by those who don’t know you, but also by those who are closest to you. WHY THE ONE’S YOU LOVE MOST SOMETIMES DON’T UNDERSTAND YOU…
The truth be told, when you’re honest with yourself, do you fully appreciate everyone that you should? Do you fully appreciate the sacrifice that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ made for our sins?
You won’t ever experience the true peace and joy that God intends for our lives until you learn to have joy when being unappreciated. God still loves us and gives us His best even when we don’t appreciate Him. Oh, yes we say we do, but our actions sometimes say otherwise. Every time we complain, we ‘say’ we don’t appreciate God’s sovereignty over our lives…
Philippians 2:14 N (NKJV)
14 Do all things without [a]complaining and disputing,[b]
1 Corinthians 10:10 (NKJV)
10 nor complain, as some of them also complained, and were destroyed by the destroyer.
7 REASONS GOD HATES COMPLAINING (BIBLE)…
I recommend, if you already don’t, that you make asking God for help in learning to have joy even when unappreciated a part of your regular prayer life. Yes, it’s hard, but that’s one of the reasons He told us through the apostle Paul that we can do all things through Christ…
Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)
13 I can do all things through [a]Christ who strengthens me.
Learn to have joy and be satisfied in seeing the fruit of the good seeds you’ve planted even when those who benefit don’t appreciate you or acknowledge you. And realize that some never will. Just as some never will appreciate God.
BE BLESSTIFIED!
BE BLESSTIFIED! 
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