The Most Important Thing April 8, 2010

What is the most important thing in the world? What is the one thing that is going to matter about my life after I die?
The only thing that matters is if I pleased God in the way that I lived.
So for the past few weeks during my daily Bible reading… or just when I’m letting my mind wander- I’ve been asking myself: How can my life be pleasing to God? What can I do that God will be glad to see?
I think the question started nagging me when I read this passage: 1 Tim 2:1-4 “I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone—for kings and those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and come to a knowledge of the truth.”
So praying for everyone- that we can live peacefully and that more and more people will have a knowledge of the truth- that pleases God. Cool! What else pleases God? I want to live in a way that God says- “Tiffany- you bring me joy.” This may seem pretty basic- of course our job is to try to live our lives in such a way as to please God. That is what it means to be a follower of God. But how many times do we really think about all the things we are involved with? How many times to we really examine what fills our day- and how God sees what we are doing? Does it please God when I watch TV (even really wholesome shows) several hours each week? Does it please God when I spend time with friends– but don’t talk about Him? Does it please God when I think about myself over my husband, or when I’m worrying about money? Or what about when I spend more time in the kitchen cooking a dinner and fretting over details than ministering to friends I have invited?
Then I start to wonder- what is it that I can do to replace some of these distractions? So now I’m spending time thinking of ways to please God. I have a lot of ideas, and the Bible is full of them. I hope and pray that I am bringing God more joy every day. And I challenge you to examine your life. What do you do to be “pleasing to God”? Let’s try to be a joyful sight! )

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