For His Glory by Greg Laurie

Whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. — 1 Corinthians 10:31

I have read that fifty percent of evangelical Christians believe that happiness and personal fulfillment are the purpose of life. In other words, they believe that God put them on this earth so they could be happy and personally fulfilled. But that is not what the Bible teaches. The Bible teaches us again and again that we were created to bring glory to God.

The prophet Isaiah said, "Everyone who is called by My name, whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him" (Isaiah 43:7). We were created to bring glory to God. Therefore, we are to glorify Him in all that we do with our lives, as the apostle Paul reminds us, "We who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory" (Ephesians 1:12).

Paul also tells us, "Whatever you do, do all to the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31), and "You were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's" (1 Corinthians 6:20).

So you see, we were created to glorify God. We should give some thought to that, and ask ourselves, "How can I glorify God? Am I seeking God's will for my life? Am I seeking to walk the way He wants me to walk? Am I doing what He wants me to do?" It is in this commitment to bring Him glory that our life finds the purpose, meaning, and happiness that we are looking for.

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And SCW gives a hearty Amen. There was a time in my life in high school/college when I turned from God. I'd hit some storms and trials of life and pretty much told God if that was the best He could take care of me I'd do it myself thank you very much. So I went on the pursuit of happiness and personal fulfillment and ended up making my life miserable. Praise Him, our God is a God of second chances. When He finally got my attention again the first thing He did right of the bat was show me who He truly was, and began building our relationship off of that, not off of my preconceived notions. Once I began to see who God was, it was so much easier to show my love for Him through my life and ask "Lord what can I do to bring Glory to You, to please You with my life?" Once I knew Him better, I knew without a doubt He was so worthy of glory, honor, and praise despite the circumstance because I knew Romans 8:28 was true, "God works for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose." Now you have to use God's definition of good here not men’s. Have the trials lessen in my life, heck no! Do I always see a purpose in them, none except it drew me closer to my Lord and taught me to cling to Him. And He still is worthy of glory. My life has become so much more joyous and peaceful since I’ve learned this. So starting today let us all glorify God through our actions and in all areas and times of our lives for He is more than deserving of it.