Day Seven: " The Reason for Everything"

Key Points:
The goal of the universe is to show the glory of God.
Living for God's glory is the greatest achievement we can accomplish with our lives.
God's glory is best seen in Jesus Christ
When anything in creation fulfills its purpose, it brings glory to God. We bring glory to God by worshiping him, by loving others, by becoming like Christ, by serving others with our gifts, and by telling others about him.
Living the rest of your life for the glory of God will require a change in your priorities, schedule, relationships, and everything else. It will sometimes mean choosing the difficult path instead of the easy one.

Verse: " For everything comes from God alone. Everything lives by his power and everything is for his glory.: Romans 11:36

I think that the main point that can be found in this reading is that to glorify God you must change the way you live your life. I'm realizing that more and more, it doesn't necessarily mean that you can't have fun just that what you do needs to glorify God. I think though that I will see that when I engage in activities that are praising God and fulfilling his purpose for me that it will be the most fun, more fun than anything else I have previously thought. I'm trying hard to surround myself with believers and find a support group within my community to aid in my growth. I'm also working on bettering myself in looking as well as I can and acting as nicely as possible. I would like to present myself as someone who is put together and happy. I find that when I make and effort to better everyone but myself in being the best I can be, that I feel at peace with myself. It's been seven days, a whole week since I started this journey and I do feel a difference, I'm understanding that living for the glory of God is so different than living for the glory from others or the glory from things. It's like when you look at the big picture..the small things don't matter. It's the love, the relationships, it's how you made a difference in the lives of others. I have made some mistakes..failed many tests but I am at a turning point in my life...this is when it all changes...when I start living and working for something that is bigger than myself. So the point is not to become a success...the point is to become yourself..to fulfill the purpose set before and enjoy the process of becoming who God intended you to be. Is that right? I'm still searching for my purpose...I know that my overall purpose it to praise God and give him glory in all I do...but what am I going to do? Where is my calling? I WANT A SIGN...I WANT CALLING...you know that out the the park homerun excited feeling...I want to feel that about something. I want to get up everyday and say today...today I will change the world..or atleast somebody's world. I want to know that what I do matters... I want to do something important...I'm praying about it..and being open to God's will. I just haven't found it yet...