Gets All Over Everything

 

...that I may be glorified,

             says the LORD.

              Haggai 1. 8

(That alone is purpose enough

       in what we do today.

But God's glory

        is never singular

        in its effects.

His glory infiltrates everything.

His glory changes the world

  in magnificent

  and incomprehensible ways.

What if I approached

   this rare opportunity,

   this everyday task,

   this irritable person,

   this really hard situation

with the mindset and heartset

  that God be glorified in this?

Not to endure it,

    or be incredibly successful,

    or complain,

    or turn the praise to myself,

            but seek His glory.

A changed heart

    is not a side benefit

                   of His glory

but a dynamic element

  that catches us up into it.)

O LORD,

We have choices everyday

     in all that we do,

to bring You glory.

You do not just walk with us,

     nor hold our hands,

             but You hold us.

We are not alone.

We are precious in Your sight.

Show us how to glorify You

                       today.

Even here.  Even in this.