In all you do, do it to the glory of God!

Throughout the Bible we are commanded to praise God and bring honour and glory to Him in whatever we do:
 Give praise to the Lord, proclaim His name; make known amount the nations what He has done 1 Chron 16:8,
Sing the praises of the Lord, enthroned in Zion; proclaim amoung the nations what He has done, Ps 9:11,
You who fear the Lord, praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, honour Him! Revere Him, all you descendants of Israel! Ps 22:23,
Whether you eat or drink, do it all to the honour and glory of God" I Cor 10:31,
Whatever you do work at it with all your heart as working for the Lord, Col 3:23,

At times christianity is seen as a set of rules. A set of things that you can and cannot do. For people looking in, people who don't realise the reason behind everything that we do, this can be the case. They may see us as people who live by a very strict set of rules, people who just do as they're told
Sometimes it is easy for us to live this way also. Instead of thinking about how we should glorify God in what we are doing we are thinking about what we can and cannot do. Yes, it is true that we have been given the 10 commandments, guidelines as to how to live a life to the praise and honour of God. But why do we keep the commandments? Why do we work so hard at following them? Not because we feel that we have to keep them to be save BUT because we are so thankful to God for what he has given us in the death of his Son on the cross. We live a life of joy because of the most wonderful gift we have been given, the gift of life.

So the next time you are about to do something, instead of asking yourself or those who are with you "What is wrong with this?" ask: "How will doing this glorify God? How is this bringing honour to the name of God? How am I praising the name go God?"