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The Paul Tripp Podcast

1016. What Does It Practically Look Like To Live For God’s Glory? | Ask Paul Tripp

The Paul Tripp Podcast

Paul Tripp Ministries, Inc.

Religion & Spirituality

4.9781 Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to Ask Paul Tripp, a weekly podcast from Paul Tripp Ministries where pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp answers your questions, connecting the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

This week, Paul answers this question: How do we practically live for God’s glory in the ordinary, everyday moments of life—not just understand the concept in theory?

If you have a question you'd like to ask Paul, you can email ask@paultripp.com or submit it online at PaulTripp.com/Ask.

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0:00.0

Paul, in a Wednesday's Word series over the summer, you spent several weeks reflecting on the glory of God.

0:09.6

The go-to verse that we probably all know is 1 Corinthians 1031.

0:13.9

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

0:18.1

But then you took us back to the beginning, Genesis 1 and 2,

0:21.6

and helped us see the different types of glory that we were made for. God glory, stewardship glory,

0:27.4

community glory, and truth glory. Now, this is a massive topic to try to unpack in a 600-word

0:33.6

email devotional, so it made sense that Amy had some follow-up questions. Essentially,

0:38.3

she is struggling to apply these big picture concepts in the 10,000 little moments of everyday

0:44.7

life and would love some further explanation. So probably the briefest way to talk about living

0:50.8

for the glory of God means he is the reason I do the things I do and he is the goal.

1:01.3

He's the reason and the goal for everything that I do.

1:06.8

I love Romans 1136.

1:11.3

I've never been a person who has chosen a life verse,

1:15.6

but if I did, it may be this one.

1:19.5

For from him and through him and to him are all things.

1:26.6

To him be the glory forever, amen.

1:29.0

If I would remember that verse every moment of my life,

1:34.2

it would help me so much in my struggle with sin.

1:39.8

For from him and through him and to him are all things to him be the glory forever and ever.

1:49.9

And I've sort of delineated this in four ways. First, God glory. I live with God's plan,

2:00.6

God's purpose, God's presence, God's honor always in my mind,

2:06.0

and everything I choose, everything I decide, everything I desire, everything I think,

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