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I was planned for God's pleasure.
God has feelings. God feels pleasure. We feel love and pleasure because we were made in His image, not the other way around. I was designed to live a life of worship. An act that involves every action i make. I love the idea of be able to bring joy to God be creating artwork or just being myself. Anything I do can be done to the glory of God if I do it as though I were doing it for Jesus and w/ prayer.
This seems almost too good to be true. Worship has ALWAYS been a music thing in my eyes. Of course i knew that somethings I do pleased God but I always thought those things were like huge projects I had been thinking about or felt God was telling me to do for sometime. If there weren't some level of conviction encompassing the act prior then it must just be a "regular" part of my day. Well it's true that it's been a regular part of my day but regular parts of my day can and do please God if I have Christ in mind and in heart. This puts much more direction and purpose on my day to day life.
It's great feeling those bits of reminders that what i've done has pleased God. My life is an act of worship to God and worship to God isn't about me or my happiness BUT who doesn't feel GREAT when they've made someone they love feel happy? There isn't anyone or anything else I love more than God so the joy i get from knowing i've pleased God is amazing. This weekend has been great and Friday i was reminded of the joy I've brought to God by a friend Chris. He said, "tristan, your presence here (at this smokey karaoke bar) helps me spiritually". This immediatly put a huge smile on my face, he then commented on how great just talking about how helping one out spiritually could bring a smile to my face.
I didn't have to do anything. Sometimes just being alive and making your lifestyle clear to others that you love Christ is enough to put a smile on someones face. I wasn't preaching that night or handing out tracts i was just...there!
That was an easy on though. hehe.
Psalm 149:4
4 For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation.
I think my biggest challege will be driving through Sarasota traffic for the LORD!
I was planned for God's pleasure.
God has feelings. God feels pleasure. We feel love and pleasure because we were made in His image, not the other way around. I was designed to live a life of worship. An act that involves every action i make. I love the idea of be able to bring joy to God be creating artwork or just being myself. Anything I do can be done to the glory of God if I do it as though I were doing it for Jesus and w/ prayer.
This seems almost too good to be true. Worship has ALWAYS been a music thing in my eyes. Of course i knew that somethings I do pleased God but I always thought those things were like huge projects I had been thinking about or felt God was telling me to do for sometime. If there weren't some level of conviction encompassing the act prior then it must just be a "regular" part of my day. Well it's true that it's been a regular part of my day but regular parts of my day can and do please God if I have Christ in mind and in heart. This puts much more direction and purpose on my day to day life.
It's great feeling those bits of reminders that what i've done has pleased God. My life is an act of worship to God and worship to God isn't about me or my happiness BUT who doesn't feel GREAT when they've made someone they love feel happy? There isn't anyone or anything else I love more than God so the joy i get from knowing i've pleased God is amazing. This weekend has been great and Friday i was reminded of the joy I've brought to God by a friend Chris. He said, "tristan, your presence here (at this smokey karaoke bar) helps me spiritually". This immediatly put a huge smile on my face, he then commented on how great just talking about how helping one out spiritually could bring a smile to my face.
I didn't have to do anything. Sometimes just being alive and making your lifestyle clear to others that you love Christ is enough to put a smile on someones face. I wasn't preaching that night or handing out tracts i was just...there!
That was an easy on though. hehe.
Psalm 149:4
4 For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation.
I think my biggest challege will be driving through Sarasota traffic for the LORD!