The chief aim of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.
I've been considering for a long while now ''what is the purpose of my life?''
But this is not the correct question. The correct question is: How can my life bring glory to God? Of all the things that my life can be summarised as the best would be: ''Christian Walsh. His life brought glory to God.''
But how can this be achieved?
Simply put, in every area of life, in every situation seek to lift God's name high see Him praised for whatever you do and get no praise back yourself out of it. To go out each day to point people to Jesus and not to seek any popularity from the love you show. Looking to give, looking to love, looking to bless, looking to bring God's Kingdom into people's lives and not looking for a thank you nor anything back in return.
We develop a heart for the glory of God by spending time in prayer with him alone. By doing this we will get no praise from man and so remove the temptation to look good.
We cannot live for God and for ourselves at the same time. It is one or the other. We cannot work for God's glory and for our own. Someone must receive the glory. Also, we are to be prepared to suffer for his sake. This attitude is vital where it comes to living for God. Without it we will always choose the easiest option and this option is living for me. Be prepared to be ridiculed for our faith, to be spoken poorly of for speaking out.
In whatever we do it must be done to the utmost excellence, trusting in Him to work through us that it is recognised that the work is beyond the ordinary and the natural and God's name is glorified. It isn't just works though. It is in a demonstration of the Holy Spirit's fruit within us. As love, joy and peace are observed from those around us.
Not a day is to be wasted in proclaiming Jesus to the world. Everyday pray for doors to be opened, boldness to suffer for the gospel. Our thoughts are to default back to Jesus. We are to set our minds on Him and on building His kingdom.
