For to the one who pleases him, God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy. – Ecclesiastes 2:26
What is your attitude as you approach each new day?
Do you awake grateful for another day of life?
Or do you groan at the thought of the things that did not get done yesterday that require your attention?
Do you bound out of bed, eager to see what the day has in store?
Or do you stumble around until the caffeine from your morning coffee kicks in?
Not everyone can have the attitude of David Brainerd, an 18th-century American minister and missionary to Native Americans in New Jersey. Though he died at a young age of tuberculosis, he made a profound impact on his church and his community. At one point, he is said to have told Jonathan Edwards, of the “Great Awakening” movement, “I do not go to heaven to be advanced but to give honor to God. It is no matter where I shall be stationed in heaven, whether I have a high seat or a low seat there. My heaven is to please God and glorify Him, and give all to Him, and to be wholly devoted to His glory.”
Brainerd’s attitude and his life were centered on pleasing God—anywhere, any time.
Would a diary of your days show a similar intent?
Follow the admonition of Psalm 19:14 and let your words and thoughts be acceptable to the Lord. Then, as Hebrews 13:16 reminds you, “Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.”
Draw near to God, for without faith it is impossible to please Him (Hebrews 11:6).
So walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him (Colossians 1:10).
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