Glorifying God In Our Lives

II Thessalonians 1:12

So that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Upon reading this verse, I had to examine my life.. When I went through everything, my actions, intentions, thoughts, attitude, etc, and discover if Jesus is truly glorified in my life, day in, day out, in public and in private.. I won’t lie, it is tough to give God the glory for so much in my life. Sports, speaking, grades, music, etc are all gifts He has given me, but so often I will find myself taking credit for it. I feel that I deserve the praise at least every now and then.. But I must realize that without God, I would not be able to do any of these things, that without Him, I could not function, I would not be alive, physically nor spiritually. But how can I glorify God more in my life??? Firstly, by giving Him all the praise, not taking the credit for things.. Everything I do, this blog included, would not be possible without Him and His inspiration. These are his words flowing through me, not my own. Secondly, I can praise Him for who He is and what he does. So often I take things for granted. I take God’s Word for granted so much! We don’t deserve to be allowed to know a God like Him, one that is so perfect, so wonderful, so holy, so powerful, omniscient, omnipresent, never changing, loving, merciful, gracious, etc. We rebelled against this God so much, yet He loves us enough to forgive us, not just say He will forgive us, but He went through with it, He humbled Himself, went through life as an average man, then was betrayed by one of His closest friends, the innocent lamb gave up His life in the worst way imaginable for us, conquered sin and death, then rose again. This is a love greater than all others. But how often do I go about my days like this all never happened? How often do I truly live as if God did all this for me? So that my life can bring Him glory. So that I can have life everlasting. In all honesty, not often enough. I find myself going through my days, making the seemingly unconquerable foe we call sin, seem like it is no big deal. I write it off, this not only encourages me to sin more, by belittling it and its consequences, but it makes the sacrifice of my Savior mean so much less. Family, what God did means so much more than we could ever imagine, but my deepest sorrow right now is that we live like it doesn’t matter as much as it does, or that we deserved His sacrifice because we are good people, or that we believe that it happened, we put our trust in God, but just in words and not in action 24-7, all day everyday. Why don’t we live like God’s sacrifice impacted us for all eternity? If we do, I truly believe our lives would see drastic change in them and a passion for YHWH would be seen like never before. This generation has become so contempt with being stagnant in their walks. This is so wrong, there is no stagnant in this race. I compare it to being on an escalator, but going the wrong way on it. If you stop moving, you will go the opposite direction that you say you desire, but when you say you desire to move forwards, you must put it to action in order to see results. Family, let’s move forward as one, with the same mind and same purpose, being bind together with the same love, serving the same LORD. This would bring glory to the King. 

Blessings family,

Serve Him from the core of yourself outward, 

Ryan