WOW!

A good friend recently wrote on her Facebook the following quote from Warren Wiersbe: "If something can not be done to the glory of God, than we can be sure it must be out of the Will of God." I Corinthians 10:32.
WOW!
That struck me like a ton of bricks. I am rarely awed and stunned by something someone says. I mean, I usually hear things and they go over my head. But this. This struck me and made me think. I actually had to peel myself off of the floor almost by the impact.
I guess I say this because I have been struggling with some things in my life, and even though I have been praying and seeking God, I haven't put things as simply as this.
Sometimes I think I tend to over-complicate my walk with God. This quote just broke that down. Basically if what I'm doing doesn't bring glory to God, than it's not right. It's not God's will. It's crazy to think that it's that simple. If I live my life to where I'm just honest and I just really cut through all of the mess and say, if it doesn't bring glory to God, then I'm not going to do it.
That goes for what I watch on TV.
For what I say to others - privately and publicly.
For what I listen to.
For how I act when people are around or they aren't.
For all aspects of my life.
If it doesn't bring glory to the Lord, why do it? Why say it? Why live it?
I can do many things. I can paint. I can write. I can sing. But if I can't do them for the glory of God, then I shouldn't be doing them.
Wow!It's so powerful to realize just how simple the Christian life is supposed to be. Why do we over-complicate and muddle it all up.
I really have some re-examining of my life to do.