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Is God Pleased? - Is He?

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by Steve Newman
June 30, 2001


No matter how hard a person tries to be something their not, their true colors eventually bleed through.  It wasn't that I intentionally tried to deceive anyone, it was that I wasn't being what God had called be to be.  He has called us all to model His life.  He was the greatest example of a servant.  He came to serve, not be served.  I have always wanted to be like my heavenly Father and my earthly father, they are both servants.  I had a great model growing up and was headed in the right direction.  Somewhere along the way I missed it.  I thought that worshiping Him was a lot to give.  If I became a true worship in my private and corporate times that God would honor it and He would draw nearer to Me.  The reality was I wasn't living the life of a true worshiper.  A true worshiper seeks to live a complete Christian life.  He is not one who worships only when he wants to but is worshiping through his being obedient every minute of every day...taking our eyes off of me and placing them on God and others.  The old acrostic of JOY is true.  To have true joy you need to put Jesus first, then Others, then Yourself. Sadly my generation is hung up on seeking self and seeking recognition for what we do in life and ministry.  If we will take our eyes off of what we do, and place them on God and His will, I believe we will begin to understand what it means to be a true worshiper.  Striving to be like Christ, worshiping Him daily, serving our fellow man and brothers before ourselves.  These are the things needed to become a whole worshiper of God.  How do we lift up the name of Jesus and praise God for who He is when we fail to be obedient to the very simple things He has called us to do.  I pray that our motivation in life be to hear, "well done thy good and faithful servant" and not strive for man's approval here on earth.

Is God pleased with you?  Is He pleased with your worship?  Do you have a true lifestyle of worship or is it just a Sunday morning thing?  Are we leading our people by example?  Is the example the right one?

What will I do?  I will try to regain the heart of a servant that God intended me to be.  I will try to die to self daily as I minister to those God has placed in my care.  I will begin by serving my family better and focusing my full attention to them and not my own desires.  From there I hope to reach out to those in need in our congregation.  To not only speak it, but live it.  To model to all that being a worshiper is a lifestyle that is reflecive of Christ.  Jesus praised His Father in heaven, He was obedient to Him, He obeyed Him, followed and completed His will for his life, He was a true servant.  I want to be like Jesus.  I want others to see Jesus in me.  I want my Heavenly Father to say to me, "Well done thy good and faithful servant."

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