Great Prayers: Whose glory is it

Sermon by Corky Calhoun
So it is just way to easy to say "To God Be The Glory." It sounds so spiritual, sounds so sincere...the problem is that I am not sure God is feeling much glory from us. It's always been funny to me, that when we have a good day it's because we are so amazing, but when we have a bad day it's because God doesn't like us. It's like praying for days, weeks, and even months and then God delivers and our first response is...man, I was so lucky. I think living in a secular world, and the bombardment of individualism has taken the shine off God's glory. The end goal of every day should be to glorify God. For thirty years I have asked myself the same three questions every night when I go to sleep. Was God glorified through my life today? Was my wife edified by the way I treated her and stewarded our love? And, did I bless my children today? You see as Christians, I think we constantly need to be thinking about every thought and action with the end in mind. If we are a people called by his name, will God even be glad we of all people are known by his name? I always think when it comes to God, I don't want to embarrass him and I never want to be found ashamed of him. These are the filters that ensure God gets the glory. So whose Glory is it? Well it's God's and the way it unfolds in our life is through our adoration. You see we always adore the things dearest and nearest to our hearts. So what do you adore?