Your interests drive your life. Always remember that even when you feel unrecognized, God remembers your service. Honor Him and spread the Gospel’s good news anywhere you can.
Do everything in life with enthusiasm for the Lord. Enthusiasm is catching, but so is grumbling. Commit your tasks to God, pray over them and He will bless you in the process.
Religion is quite capable of trying to get somebody else out of your way in order to get what you want. That’s religion, by itself, aided by fallen human nature.