Living to Please God

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.

Observation: God as instructed us how to live in his word, it tells us what to do and also what not to do, he makes his will clear to us. Unfortunately it is very different from the way we want to live some of the time.

Application: Need to start each day with a plan to live that day in the manner God desires me to live. Think before I act or speak to make sure that I honor God with all that I do. When I catch myself doing something that God would not be pleased with, ask for forgiveness and change what I was doing.

Prayer: Dear Lord I need your help today to live a life that will be pleasing to you. I can’t do it in my flesh I will need you strength to do what is right and honoring to you. May I end this day knowing that you were pleased with me.