How I can please God Right Now

How I Can Please God-Right Now- As a Christian, I really do want to please
God. As, I am sure, does every genuine Christian. Too often, though, I feel
that, because of my almost nonexistent physical abilities, there is not much
that I can do please God. This, then, is an inventory of the things that,
right now and in my present condition, I can do to be pleasing to God.

I can be faithful. One thing I have been faithful in throughout the long
years is reading and meditating on the Bible. In fact, it is the highlight
of my day. It seems that, no matter how many times I read something in the
Bible, I am always discovering something new. Before I got a computer, I had
no way of reading the Bible for myself. However, I did have the Bible on
cassettes so I could at least listen to it. When I got my first computer,
the most exciting thing was that it had a Bible program so I could do my own
reading. I prefer reading to listening. I often like to go back and reread
things. Now, with the internet, I read all sorts of versions which makes it
even more interesting.

A second area that I have tried to be faithful is church attendance . I have
been attending the same church for around 30 years and have not missed a
whole lot of services. If I miss, it is mostly because I
have no means of getting there.

I can obey. I have been a Christian a long time and I have figured out that
God is big on obedience. Even though I know that I don't obey 100%, I am
scared to DELIBERATELY disobey. This is God and I sure don't want HIM upset
with me! When God tells me to do something that I really don't want to do, I
do it as quickly as possible. I am the kind of person who, if  I have to do
something I don't want to do, likes to get it over with right away.

I can praise and be thankful. Sometimes, I wish I could sing loudly, clap, raise my hands and dance during the praise and worship at church like other people do. But I know my feeble grunts out loud mean every bit as to God. He cares about what is in our hearts and not so much about our outer actions. But praise at church is just part of the picture. Afterall, we are only in church one day out of seven. We need to praise God during the week as well. For me, praising God is really important as it keeps me from depression. Sometimes, all I  can do is pray through the tears. And there have been plenty of times that I have to force myself to praise. And to be thankful. Over the years, I have figured out that there are always things to be thankful for, even if they are not obvious. I have had the habit for years of, before I go to sleep, of thinking of things that day to be thankful for.

I can pray for other people. I have a list of people that I pray for everyday. However, quite often, somebody will come to mind and I take that as a prompting from the Holy Spirit to pray for them. Sometimes, it is a person I know now. At other times, it is somebody from my past.

I can put God first. For me, this primarily means how I use my time on my computer. There was a time that, before I started my Bible reading, I would check and read my e-mails. However, quite a few years ago, I decided that was not putting God first so I started doing my Bible reading before I do anything else. At first, it was a bit of a struggle but, now, I don't even think about it. Putting God first also means making church a priority. Except for one time that I can think of, years ago, I have been at church if at all possible.

I can be still. Sometimes, all we can do is be still and let God do His thing. But, in this busy, go-go world, I don't imagine being still is easy. I have an advantage, physically at least. It is pretty easy to be still when I can't move. Mentally, though, it is more of a challenge to quiet my thoughts before God.

I can write these blogs. To be honest, I started writing these blogs merely to obey God. It wasn't anything I wanted to do. But, looking back, I realize that God has been using these blogs both to stretch me as I open up about myself and as a vehicle to share some of His thoughts with me and many others.

I know I am pleasing God right now just by writing this blog. The ways I can please God may not always seen by people. But, that is ok. My aim is to please God, not people.