I've been asking myself a question, How do I give God the glory? Once I am done with all this stuff, the surgery, chemo, and now radiation, I want to stay the course with God, and while doing that, I want to give Him the glory. Follow His path for me, step by step. Giving Him the glory.

What is glory anyway?

I remember learning ages ago that "to glorify God" was the answer to "Why were we created?"

Isaiah 43:7.. everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made

What is glory?

I think of - positive, magnificent, ethereal, bright splendid light and the ultimate of goodness.

A field of Easter Lilies blooming in the pure sunshine.

Light.

A Christmas Tree with the white clear lights.

Singing. Preferably people with good voices, but not necessarily. People meaning what they sing.

Sunshine rays streaming down through a cloud.

What does the dictionary say?

a : praise, honor, or distinction extended by common consent

b : worshipful praise, honor, and thanksgiving glory to God>

So, the point is to honor and praise God by everything we do. PHEW, I will need His help on this. Which is the whole point!

Have you noticed that when you are thinking of an issue, you notice it everywhere. I have been thinking of "Giving God Glory." I want to be more transparent, yet not be afraid to act as He wants me to. In this Sunday's sermon, Isaac said he had a professor who said the world was made of two kinds of people, those who enter a room and say, "Here I am," and those who enter a room and say, "There you are."

Which am I?

The second group gets it, they are giving God the glory.

I want to be in the second group...

Remember Elizabeth, Zechariah's wife, mother of John the Baptist. She was a "There you are " person. Think back. She was ancient, and she finally got the wish of her heart, she became pregnant. At six months time, Mary came to visit her. Mary was all exuberant that she was pregnant. Elizabeth, instead of gushing about how SHE was pregnant too, responded with true joy and adoration for Mary.

That would have been hard. I would have said, "You're pregnant, how cool! So am I, and let me tell you how I heard..."

BLAAAH... wrong....

Wouldn't it be fun to be Elizabeth's friend? She hears other's news and truly is taken into the moment, sharing their joy or their sadness.

So to glorify God, we are doing the actions on earth to love others as He would. To be present in THAT moment of THEIR lives. I need to keep this as my prayer all day long. How quickly we can forget it.

Here's an example. Of someone who wasn't even present in her own moment. Who was a There You Are person, until she had a crisis....

In radiation therapy, you have the same time of appointment every week day. At 9:45 right before me is an older woman with a portable oxygen tank and a beige hat. She is just a delight. I am 10:00. At 10:15 is a drop dead gorgeous young woman, with the most beautiful elbow length brown hair, always in high heels and with make up on. She only had 20 treatments scheduled (because her breasts are smaller she says) and she always has a smile and something positive to say to me - You are one-third the way there or You are looking good today. We have 1 minute conversations. She was very encouraging and sweet.