How to Please God in 2014

Taken from Job 1:1b.

The Scriptures are so clear here, if you want to please God and be blameless and upright in His eyes there are two things that must be done. First we need to fear God. Not be afraid of Him, but fear disappointing Him. We do this by making sure our actions are always things about which He will say, "Well done my good and faithful servant." Do all our actions, every day, make God say this to us? If not we know where we can improve so let’s get to it.

The second, which we don't seem to try and do anymore is to shun evil. To shun is to avoid, reject, turn away from or reject. Today many people seem to see how close to evil they can come, but God wants us to go the opposite extreme. He even restates it like this in another place in Scripture, “avoid the appearance of evil.” How well do we safeguard against evil in our lives. What safeguards do we have in place to make sure we don’t even get near to it? Would those who are close to us, watching how we live agree with us about this?

If we want to live lives that are pleasing to God we need to realize and act on the fact that it will not happen by accident. We must be intentional and have a plan on how to do this. Do you have a plan for pleasing God in 2014? If not, take the rest of this week to develop on and live in such a way that God will say about you, “you are blameless and upright.” When you do this you will have the best, most productive, exciting and most fulfilling year ever. God bless in all you do this year!