Where is your glory? Is your glory in your children? Is it in your grandchildren? Is it in your job? Is it in your accomplishments? Have you considered these questions? Will you take a little time to evaluate your outlook on life? Will you take a hard look into the mirror of your life?
We may take pride in our children and their accomplishments. There is nothing wrong with that, unless our pride in them pushes them to make receiving praise from others more important than serving God. The same is true of ourselves. We should not make receiving praise more important than serving God.
We, as humans, can become addicted to praise. We can seek the praise of others to the point of destroying our lives. Make no mistake, receiving praise is good for us, so long as it is done in moderation and is appropriate for the situation. But when we become addicted to it and we do not receive the praise we desire from our families, we will seek it elsewhere, which can lead us into bad situations and being with bad people.
Rather than continually seeking praise from people, we need to set our minds on Christ. Rather than seeking to acquire material possessions, we are to serve God. When we set our minds on Christ and seek to serve God, we can trust God to provide for our needs. We need to disassociate ourselves from the culture of immediate satisfaction and focus on the eternal reward we have by following and obeying Jesus Christ.
I pray we all learn to live in moderation in this life. I pray we set our minds on Jesus Christ. I pray each one of us seek to serve God and trust he will provide for all our needs. Live life in moderation. Focus on Jesus. Follow Jesus. Obey Jesus. Serve God. Trust God to provide.
Philippians 3:18-19 For many live as enemies of the cross of Christ; I have often told you of them, and now I tell you even with tears. Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, and their glory is in their shame; their minds are set on earthly things.
Marty Pressey 