How do you live for God? I understand that you have been born again and that you have invited Jesus to be the Lord of your life, but how does that experience impact your everyday life.

Are you content to make an appearance in church on Sunday and perhaps sing in the choir? Or maybe your schedule book is so full of religious commitments that you hardly have time for anything else.

I admire individuals that are willing to make sacrifices for their faith, but our business does not really impress God. You see, God is more concerned about the quality time that we spend with Him. It would be better to spend one hour in sincere prayer and praise than to run all over town for a week and never talk to God.

Living for God requires a conscious effort on our part. Ephesians 4: 23-24 says, "And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness." God doesn’t want us to rationalize with one another, but to speak the truth in love. If we should be angry, we sin not; neither let the sun go down on our wrath. No matter how we feel in our flesh, we should yield to the authority of God’s Word.

It is so vital that we never give the devil a place in our lives through foolish actions, like gossiping and backbiting. The Word instructs us to let no corrupt communication proceed out of our mouth, but only that, which is good for edification. If we live for God, we will always speak words that minister grace to the hearers.

We must also be kind to one another, and not disrespect and be cold and callous in our attitude. The bible instructs us to be tender hearted, forgiving one another even as God on Christ’s behalf has forgiven us (see Ephesians 4:32).

I want to encourage us to live in such a way that God is pleased with our actions and attitudes. That way God will get the glory for the beautiful work He is doing in each one of us.