Friday; October 5
What matters the most to us? If we had to please one person, who would it be? I pose these questions because in our answers we will find what guides our lives. If we seek to please our bosses at work, we will live one way and if we live to please our spouse, our priorities will probably be different. If we are want to impress our professors or teacher we do one thing, but if our focus in on wooing a girlfriend/boyfriend then our approach will look much different. The reason for this challenge to look inward is to ask another question – how serious are we about pleasing God? Most of us have some sort of spiritual nature, but it will only be when we commit to focusing on being God’s true disciple that we will find a genuine spiritual purpose in life. The way to fully focusing on God is to realize His position in our world and in our lives. David reflected on God’s role and wrote, “ The Lord is in His holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His e