It starts now
So, I was really inspired to write this blog because of a study my small group was going over. The week before, we had gone over what it meant to live our lives with "intention." As a Christian, living life with intention means living with boldness and a purpose; which is to ultimately bring God glory.
What does it mean to give God glory? I'm glad you asked. Basically, we give God glory by praising Him, honoring Him, adoring Him, rejoicing proudly (according to dictionary.com). We must make a personal conscious decision to make Him the pilot of our lives in order for this to be significant. This is a real and personal relationship with the Creator of the Universe. We really give God glory by being the way we are, as created beings; eating, sleeping, and breathing. However, He doesn't want to leave us where we are. He pursues us in order that we may have that intimate relationship, like a parent has with their child. I want to sum up with simple yet profound love story by saying that:
Since the beginning, God had wanted a relationship with us. But because of sin, it caused a separation between us and God. Recognizing this separation, in our own efforts we try to bridge that gap, but our works fall short because of God's perfect standard. However, by God's great love for us, He sent His only son, Jesus, to be our perfect sacrifice, taking the very punishment we ourselves deserve. By doing so, Jesus became that bridge; reconciling us and God. Now, it's not enough to know this. We need to take the step of faith by consciously making the decision to make Jesus our Lord and Savior of our lives.
Here is the thing to understand. Once we make Him Lord of our lives, we will: have eternal life, our sins are forgiven, we have a personal relationship with God, and He promises to never leave us. Once we have accepted Jesus as Lord of our lives, we will become a new person. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says that, "if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come." The idea behind "a new creation," to me, sounds like having a second chance (or more second chances) at living life to the fullest. Now, when I say "live life to the fullest," I mean really living it out with the real purpose God had intended. Our eyes, hearts and minds can never truly open up until we've surrendered ourselves to God. >sigh< And that surrender is such a freeing feeling...its kinda hard to describe. I'm just so in love with God each day He gives me...because of that amazing grace and boundless love that overtakes my soul!
I hope the same for you!
What does it mean to give God glory? I'm glad you asked. Basically, we give God glory by praising Him, honoring Him, adoring Him, rejoicing proudly (according to dictionary.com). We must make a personal conscious decision to make Him the pilot of our lives in order for this to be significant. This is a real and personal relationship with the Creator of the Universe. We really give God glory by being the way we are, as created beings; eating, sleeping, and breathing. However, He doesn't want to leave us where we are. He pursues us in order that we may have that intimate relationship, like a parent has with their child. I want to sum up with simple yet profound love story by saying that:
Since the beginning, God had wanted a relationship with us. But because of sin, it caused a separation between us and God. Recognizing this separation, in our own efforts we try to bridge that gap, but our works fall short because of God's perfect standard. However, by God's great love for us, He sent His only son, Jesus, to be our perfect sacrifice, taking the very punishment we ourselves deserve. By doing so, Jesus became that bridge; reconciling us and God. Now, it's not enough to know this. We need to take the step of faith by consciously making the decision to make Jesus our Lord and Savior of our lives.
Here is the thing to understand. Once we make Him Lord of our lives, we will: have eternal life, our sins are forgiven, we have a personal relationship with God, and He promises to never leave us. Once we have accepted Jesus as Lord of our lives, we will become a new person. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says that, "if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come." The idea behind "a new creation," to me, sounds like having a second chance (or more second chances) at living life to the fullest. Now, when I say "live life to the fullest," I mean really living it out with the real purpose God had intended. Our eyes, hearts and minds can never truly open up until we've surrendered ourselves to God. >sigh< And that surrender is such a freeing feeling...its kinda hard to describe. I'm just so in love with God each day He gives me...because of that amazing grace and boundless love that overtakes my soul!
I hope the same for you!
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