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I wanna confess something here: I kinda loved the sermon at Sunday Service today. It really spoke to me, to my current situation especially. The whole gist of it was: What is the chief end of men?

And the answer summarized: To glorify God. I really needed a reminder of it (I already knew it all along) and a little depth & insight thrown in to what exactly glorifying means and why is it so important. What was my current situation leading up to today? I've just been ignoring Him all along, for this period. Yet I had this nagging feeling that it was just not right. But then again, why do we have to pray to God all the time and glorify him in our hearts or in the things we do, to Him? Why does he demand our constant attention? I just felt so alienated from Him. He has never really given me a sign or something to show he has some sort of purpose for me, or even a guide to lead me in my spiritual life. I felt blessed that I have the sight to recognise Him and yet cursed that I have to live up to Him. He is so far yet so near, omniscient always. And yet, he is near yet seem so distant. What's more, it's not easy to live everyday with the people, and the situation around you.

And then this leading verse was brought up at church today:

1 Corinthians 10:31

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for he glory of God.

I thought, "This verse is nothing new to me. I already know it, but I don't see how I could do things for the glory of Him. And why must I be so revolved around Him?"

And as the sermon speaker continued, he based his speech on other verses: at verse 23, 'Everything is permissible-but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible, but not everything is constructive.'

And the speaker goes, our chief end is not to seek our own pleasures, but to do things with God (and his rules in mind).

But why? Why is it so important, the pin drops. Listen,

1 Corinthians 6:19

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own, you were bought at a price. Therefore, honour God with your body.

For every creation, there must be a creator. And creations belong to the creator. Furthermore, we were bought, meaning, Jesus paid for our sins. By dying on the cross and redeeming us. So that is what is meant when it says we were bought at a price. We were God's from the beginning of time (when he first created us, that is, Adam and Eve) and more so after Jesus 'bought' us again. After God bought us again, by sending his son to earth, to die for the sins of men. And that's the greatest gift to us, to be born again through Him, and being able to be clean enough to dwell in heaven with Him after we die. God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit... they're all the same and they're all intrinsically linked together, and to men.

Honoring Jesus (and through him we honour God), is the least we can do. Is the most natural thing to do. I understand almost fully now. May He give me strength and may I strive for it & seek for him in my trials.

PS: On a lighter note, I am going to wash my hair tomorrow. Yay. I just rebonded and got a new haircut on Thursday and was told not to wash it for 3 days. I included one more day to play it safe. And I am going to wash it tomorrow! Wish me luck. You don't want to know the exact number of days I haven't washed my hair, considering I don't wash my hair everyday. :D

Alright, here's looking forward to a good week to everyone. School officially starts on Tuesday for me. I think I am going to be free on Mondays for this semester. Alriiight!