When Are We Most Satisfied in God?

by Gregory A. Johnson

I came across a quote attributed to John Piper saying: "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him." The quote made me stop and do some thinking. I want God to be glorified in me, and I imagine you want God to be glorified in you—I don't think there is any question about that. A good question that generates much self-inspection is this: when are we most satisfied in God?

As I thought about that question, I jotted down some thoughts based on my own personal experiences.

I think am most satisfied in God when:

• I am realizing His gifts of grace and peace in my life that are made obvious daily.
• I am admiring Him and His work in His creation.
• I am accepting His love for me that was completed and demonstrated at the cross of Christ.
• I am receiving His forgiveness as I run to Him in repentance.
• I am content with what I have, recognizing that all I have is given to me by Him.
• I am praying.
• I am reading and learning Scripture.
• I am fasting.
• I am allowing devotion to prayer and God's Word to be a part of my daily schedule.
• I am following Jesus in point-of-need ministry. 
• I am receiving the blessings of Kingdom citizenship.

I'm sure that this list is far from being exhaustive, and I imagine that I will think of more points as I do some additional pondering, but I was wondering, when are you most satisfied in God? Comment below and let me know.

Know that you are loved,
gaj

Olympic Running and the Race We Run

With the London 2012 Summer Olympics well under way, Olympic running has started. If you have done any running, you know the tremendous training that is involved in order to finish a race, let alone win it. Running is not easy.

It always amazes me how well tuned the Olympic runners are. They have trained for years to reach the level of athletes they have become. When they go to the starting line, their confidence is in their training. Each one runs the race to receive an Olympic medal. Fixing their eyes on the finish line, they will give it all that they have.

Each one of us has a race to run; our life is a race. No one else can run it for us; we run our own race at our own pace. How we choose to run it will determine our ultimate destiny. How can we successfully run our race?

Sharing Favorite Scripture

This is my first post on my brand-new website. I thought it would be appropriate to share what I love to read, study, apply, obey, teach, preach, and write about—Scripture.

Let me share four of my favorite Scriptures with you. It's hard to pick just four, but here they are: