How Do I Glorify God in My Daily Life?

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John Piper, Unknown, 163859, Pastor, Ask, Theology, Desiring God, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Questions

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🗓️ 27 July 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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God created us to glorify him by enjoying him forever. But how do we fulfill that purpose in the little things, in the small moments, in the day to day?

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0:00.0	Well, how do we glorify God in the little day-by-day things?
0:08.6	The question comes up today, Pastor John, hello, my name is Trent.
0:11.4	I've begun reading your book, Desiring God.
0:14.7	And I understand now what you mean by Christian hedonism.
0:18.3	How wonderful it is to know that God commands our supreme happiness and joy in Him.
0:23.9	Paul says in 1 Corinthians 1031, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do
0:29.7	all to the glory of God.
0:32.3	How can I give the Lord glory by enjoying Him through food?
0:37.0	Is it by knowing that the food for that day was provided for me by Him and it's okay
0:41.3	to enjoy it?
0:42.3	Or another example would be happiness when our children do well in school.
0:46.6	I'm just wondering how to be happy in the Lord in the right way to bring Him the most
0:52.2	glory.
0:53.2	How do I do all things to glorify God?
0:57.5	Christian hedonism.
0:58.5	He brought up Christian hedonism.
0:59.5	Say a word about that, put everything in context here.
1:03.0	Christian hedonism teaches that every person, all of us, should seek with all of our might
1:12.0	to maximize the intensity and the duration of our enjoyment of God above all things.
1:22.4	God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.
1:29.1	If you are most satisfied in family or job or fame or success or money or food or music
1:36.7	or health or staying alive, if you are more satisfied in any of those, then you are in
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