What does it mean to ‘do it all for the glory of God’?
Category: Religion
When we go out of our way to show kindness (especially to people who don’t like us) and expect nothing in return, sometimes they don’t know what to make of it.
Our culture is constantly telling us how to make ourselves look better and how to market ourselves. Often, we try to project this onto our Heavenly Father. The reality is that God doesn’t need us.
Isn’t it amazing how our relationships here on Earth are a picture of our relationship with God? I know what I ought to do, but many times, I just can’t seem to get it right.
Our culture sets us up to do everything we can to move ourselves to the front of the line. This counters everything God’s word says when it tells us to be humble and value others above ourselves. How will we get ahead this way?
I often think about the example I’m setting, even in my home, and I must admit, I cringe. If I can’t get it right at home, how will I ever get it right out in the world?! I can do all this through Him who gives me strength (Philippians 4:13). I don’t have to stay bound by frustration, anger, and self-righteousness…and neither do you.
Not one of us is perfect. The first step is admitting it. The second step is to stop buying into the lie and pretending that we are. God already knows it all. I think the hardest part is admitting to ourselves that we knowingly and willfully sin against God.
I have learned that what other people think about me is none of my business. Let us focus on who God says we are. Let us begin to see ourselves as God sees us, fully redeemed by the blood of Jesus. Let us begin to see every person we meet as someone made in the image of God and honor them above ourselves.
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Honor Others
Philippians 2:3 says, “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.” At every turn we are bombarded with the idea that we must be the best and the first at everything, that we deserve the first and the best of everything. After all, we work hard so why not, right?
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I Mean It
“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth” (1 John 3:18). The way we live our lives, and the way we keep our word, are our testimonies. We never want to be a stumbling block on anyone’s path. Instead, we should take care to build others up, be there for them, and set an example of what it means to put God first.
I Will Cling 