Whether,
then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
So many people waste a lot of
time arguing about whether it is right or wrong to do something, judging others
who do not follow their line of thinking. Unfortunately, they miss the point.
What we do is not as important as why we do it. Our ultimate created purpose is
to glorify God. That is why we were created. That is the purpose of all of
creation. If we are living and acting with that as our chief motive it won’t
matter what we do, because we will be in line with God’s will and doing what is
right. We should not be focused on doing whatever we can get away with, or only
doing enough right to stay in the clear. We should be focused on glorifying God
to the extent that we are willing to give up anything, even everything, for the
sake of pleasing and honoring Him. “He must increase and I must decrease.” Any
time our motives are selfish we dishonor God, even if what we are doing is
good. It’s not so much about what we do as about our hearts, motives and
priorities. We can avoid so much pain by putting God first. That is how we stay
on the right path. That is how we can know we are doing what is right. That is
how God will keep us on the straight and narrow, by heading straight for Him
without looking at ourselves. Do you desire to glorify God? Do you actively
seek to honor Him? Do you question every part of your life and every choice you
make to see if you are?
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