For the Glory of God

Sometimes, I ask God, "What about me?", "Why did this happen to me?" "Why me?" Sometimes I sit and look at prayers and I ask myself to whom am I praying to. Am I praying to a "Santa Calus" or to a God that is only job is to please me. Who am I that I should ask these questions. We are his creation, who are we to tell the creator how to do his job. I have started reading Exodus. Exodus is a great narrative. When God tells Moses why he is hardening Pharaoh's heart. The reason is so that the Israelites will know that when they are rescued from the oppression of Egypt is because of God and him alone. Every time God told Moses what to say to Pharaoh and Israel God always said it was so that he would gain the glory.

Reading this was a humbling experience. Everything good and bad is the for the glory of God. It reminds us that everything we do is for the glory of God. Our lives should be lived to the glory of God. it is about him not us.

In our culture it is hard to remember this. We are faced with a culture that wants us to put our needs and wants first. 1 Corinthians 10:24 "No one should seek his own good, but the good of others." This concept is foreign to us. We have to look at how we live daily and see how we are looking for God's glory, and not seeking the good of others.

As a nanny, a housekeeper, a chef, and sometimes a mentor I am constantly thinking what is the best for the family. Sometimes that decision is I spend more time with the boys than cleaning the house that day.

For the glory of God. Hard yes, but we must start seeking the good of others before our own. Again... Hard yes...

Peace