Two Good Reminders

   Yesterday was a looooooong travel day, from very early to pretty late, and Oswald had to wait till this morning, but as I read today's devotion, something that he said brought up a couple of points that I had contemplated before.

   Here is Chambers:

   "God has called you to a higher standard. Never dull your sense of being your utmost for His highest-your best for His glory."

   I have read the title of Chambers' book so many times that, I realize, I do not even think of the meaning. He simplifies it today into my language "my best for His glory".

   God deserves my very best, not just every once in a while, but always and in each thing that I do, and doing my best should bring Him glory, not me.

   I tried, the other day, to actually think about what I was doing as I went through the day, and trying to do it in the best possible way. It actually made a difference in how I acted and made a difference in my attitude as well. The only downside was at the end of the day, as I looked back on what had happened, I realized that there were some attitudes and actions that did not make the grade. Even when I consciously tried to subject everything to this standard, I failed, but maybe if I thought about each action, attitude and thought each and every day, it might become a lifestyle habit. Now that would be good.

   The second part is to do it for God's glory and not mine. It is not fun to second guess my motives in everything, but some thinking, as I do go about the day, could at least prod me in the right direction, and I know I need this.

   Two good reminders, now to live them out........