All For His Glory

“Whatever you eat or drink or whatever you do, you must do all for the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31

In a society where it’s acceptable to think it’s all about me and to focus on self it’s hard to even grasp what it means to do EVERYTHING for the glory of God. It is NEVER and has NEVER been all about you. This may come as a shock and a slap in the face to some of you, but it’s just the truth. God’s word tells us to give Him glory in all we do. We must deny ourselves daily so that we can follow Christ. “Then Jesus said to his disciples, “ those who want to come with me must say no to the things they want, pick up their crosses, and follow me.” Matthew 16: 24 This sounds crazy right? Deny yourself and take up your cross? I mean really what does that even mean?  You are probably thinking (I thought I'm suppose to look out for me first because no one else is going to. I mean I know were suppose to have God first in our lives, but I have to look out for me. What’s wrong with that?) this doesn't make any sense. The words God tells us make no sense to our natural mind, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't obey it.  God commands us to forget about SELF...self-protection, self-interest, and self-promotion. Those are all things that we are to deny ourselves of. When we are obedient to God’s word and deny ourselves of these things, the focus turns from us to Him. ALL GLORY BELONGS TO HIM.

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.” Romans 12:1 Our life should be a living sacrifice to God. How can we be a living sacrifice? Well in order to be a living sacrifice you must understand that our life is no longer ours, it now belongs to Him (God). We relinquished control of our lives when we choose to accept Christ as our savior. Because God is in control of our life we should no longer be focused on ourselves but on the God whom we are living for.  “For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.” 1 Corinthians 6:20 We must make it our main objective to honor Christ and bring glory to him in ALL that we do. What does it even mean to bring him glory? How do I go about doing that? To bring Him glory in all we do means making sure that everything we do lifts up his name. We glorify God by loving him, by obeying him, by trusting him, and walking with him. We MUST glorify God with our words, actions, thoughts, foods, drinks, music, dances, our WHOLE lives...EVERYTHING!! When you recognize who God is and value him above everything in your life, even life itself, you will be able to bring glory to him. When God’s desires become our desires he will be glorified.

Colossians 3:23 tells us “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart as working for the LORD, not for men.”  Yes, that means you are to always give your best because you AREN’T working for the approval of men but for GOD. I mean wouldn't you want to give God your best and nothing less. Exactly, so STOP making excuses of why you aren't doing this and why you aren't performing to your best ability. Work as if God is your boss because he is. Work and live you life in a way that will BRING GLORY TO GOD. When you learn to glorify God in all you do it strengthens your relationship with him, life becomes enjoyable and you know there is more to life than your current circumstance.

“Whatever you eat or drink or whatever you do, you must do all for the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31

“I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart and I will glorify thy name for evermore.” Psalm 86:12

These two verse should be daily reminders to us of what God desires of us. I challenge you to reevaluate  your way of thinking. Have you been living in such a way that is bringing glory to God? When people look at you do they know that you are living for His glory? If not, make the necessary changes in your life so that everything you do is ALL FOR HIS GLORY. If you are living a life that glorifies Christ in all you do keep it up and never lose sight of God’s commandment. Continue to glorify him in all you do and honor him in all aspects of your life. Remember that He is greater than we are. I pray that this blog is an inspiration to you and you are moved to draw closer to Christ on a personal level. This is my first blog of many more to come. Feel free to comment and subscribe!!