Saturday, July 13, 2013

a good reminder

i was reminded this morning of a quote from Don't Waste Your Life by John Piper:

"If God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him... then living for the glory of God must mean that we live to gladly make others glad in God. Our gladness and our pursuit of their gladness glorifies God. And since gladness in God is the greatest and most lasting happiness, pursuing it is also love. Since the same joy in God both satisfies man and glorifies God, we never have to choose between the motive to love people or to glorify God. By gladly pursuing the gladness of others in God - even at the cost of our lives - we love them and honor God. This is the opposite of a wasted life."