Is God Seen Through Your Life?

Isn’t it amazing that God uses us to show others His Glory? He can use our life, our words, our bodies, our thoughts and even our successes and failures to be seen in our lives. He can be seen in our lives in how we treat others and how we react to the way others treat us. There’s no greater reward on earth than for someone to recognize Jesus because of how we have lived our lives.  

Is God seen through our words?  

The tongue can bring destruction, but it can also bring glory to God.  The way we use our words can have a powerful impact on those around us. We can be encouraging to others and refrain from gossip. We can be a positive leader on and off the field, track or court. We can bear witness to our testimony in Christ by our words.  

Is God seen in our successes and failures? 

Do we give God praise when we succeed? Do we give God glory when we fail? In both circumstances, God can be seen in our lives by how we react to success and failure. God is sovereign over our lives, and because we know and trust who He is in us, we can tell of His goodness in the victories and losses.  

Is God seen in our lives through how we treat others? 

God will be seen in how we treat our friends, families, teammates, coaches and opponents.  When competition is high or feelings are hurt, it can be difficult to treat others how Jesus would want us to treat them. In those moments, we rely on the Holy Spirit to guide our actions and our words. Our treatment of others allows those who do not yet have a relationship with Jesus to experience Him through us.  

There will be no greater reward for us than to know we have used our life to make Him known, and then one day stand before Him and be told, “Well done good and faithful servant” (Matthew 25:23).