This blog is being created primarily to document my Christian journey and exactly what it means for me to glorify God through everything I do. I have been struggling with what it means to truly glorify God, so hopefully this gives clearer meaning to both me and you(the reader). Enjoy. :)
Saturday, May 14, 2011
What does it mean?
What does it mean to glorify God in everything we do? Honestly, I have no idea. But through blogging throughout the summer and growing at the same time, hopefully I can shed some light on this. There will be sometimes where there is just a poem. There will be some weeks that go by and there is nothing posted. However, I hope to post as often as I can, so that I can keep up with this crazy summer and so can you. Now, if you are reading this, you might be thinking, what do I care about how his summer goes? Well, in all reality, you just might not. But this is my blog, so I will post whatever I want :P. Anyways, if you do find yourself reading this, I would appreciate your input as well. A lot of the hard stuff in life is learned through debating and learning from each others' mistakes. By all means, comment - though please try to avoid bashing other people. The whole idea of this blog is to try to figure out what glorifying God in everything can look like. Whether it is going on a missions trip, or just flying a kite, or talking to friends over coffee or going to a baseball game, it is important that we glorify God through everything. Recently I heard a sermon that said something like "just to enjoy the gifts that God gave us is an act of worship in itself. We don't always need to say God or Jesus or Holy Spirit or bring them into conversations to glorify them." This was so interesting to me because it really changed the meaning of the question "What does it mean to glorify God with everything I have?" So, that was the basis of me wanting to start this blog. Hopefully, though I am going to say I doubt it because God is so infinite we can't even fathom it, by the end of this summer I can have some sort of grasp of what it means to glorify God in everything. It is also my prayer that through this you would all be blessed and understand more in your own life what it means to glorify God. Everyone WILL be different, so if I say something that doesn't fit your life exactly, try something else. Or if someone else says something to the same effect, these posts are NOT direct attacks on anybody ever. Hence being able to glorify God in all things :P Anyways, that's it for this post. If you have any ideas of what I could write on or a question, just email me. May the blessings of God be upon you wherever this finds you.
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Thanks for posting this...I'm excited to read along and see where God leads you. I think looking for God in the everyday is important and I hope through this you grow stronger in your relationship with him.
ReplyDeleteOn a side note this sorta reminds me of something my mom use to say to us everyday. She would drive us to school and when we got there and we were getting out of the car she would say to us "walk with Jesus". Everyday without fail she would say it. My hope for you is that everyday this summer you will walk with Jesus and really discover what that means.
So....in the words of my mother.... "walk with Jesus".
Great post. I just wanted to comment briefly on what you said about worshiping God by enjoying His gifts. This reminds me very much of John Piper's idea of being a 'Christian Hedonist': "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him." I really like it!
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