My View of God is Always Too Small

I take one day off a week. I work 5 and a half days, and rest one day. Yet I’ve come to a conclusion: I sometimes view God as my Boss, and on that day when I should be resting in Him, I, at times, try and take a break from Him. When my rest is to be found in Christ, I slack off, sometimes even forgetting to do my daily study of His Word. I know this is wrong. Yet, at times, I’ve viewed Scripture as a textbook, I’ve viewed serving God and His people as work, and I get into a mentality that is unhealthy for a healthy Spiritual walk.

Does this happen to you, sometimes? What I mean is, do you view God as someone who He is not? And who is God? It makes me wonder, what other ways do we view God apart from what Scripture says of Him? He is Lord, He is God, He is our Father, seated in Power from Eternity to Eternity, Worthy of Worship and Praise. Christ is our Redeemer from who all things were made, our Friend, our Lord, our Savior, Worthy of all Praise. The Holy Spirit is God's Spirit who proceeds to us from Christ, and intercedes for us, the Interpreter, our Counselor, our Guide; He is worthy of all Praise. God is One. God is Holy, Holy, Holy. Even with all this, I still can’t glorify God enough. Why do we ever deviate from this?

I think it’s because we make following Him all about us. We throw ourselves in to a labor mindset, or treat God as our buddy or something common, or we treat Him as a lifeline to call when we’re in trouble. God is nothing less than God. Three in One. Lord of all things. Perfect in Unity, Perfect in Love. Father, forgive us. Help us to worship in Spirit and Truth.

Romans 12

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.