Part III: Continuously Praising God

(If you do not know what I’m doing, you can refer to this post)

On Sunday night, the teens of our church presented all our Teens involved presentations to the congregation. We did our dramas, puppet skits, a few sang songs, others played their instruments… I played the piano.

I messed up a little bit, here and there, but everyone seemed to enjoy it. Really, my mind wasn’t in it at all… With all these inner conflicts going on, I just kept thinking ‘This isn’t like before… My heart’s not in it. I didn’t pray beforehand like I usually do. I didn’t dedicate the whole piece to God like usual…’ Honestly, I just didn’t play my best, and that was my sin.

There’s a verse in the Bible that deals with this subject, and it’s a favourite of mine.

‘Wherefore it is our ambition… to be pleasing Him.’ 2 Corinthians 5:9

I really do believe that unless we give our absolute best in everything, we’re sinning because we’re not giving our entire selves and actions to God. He deserves our best. He really does. This includes washing the dishes (getting that extra speck even though we really want to finish), practicing our hardest (and not just doing it to say we’re done), or even the things we do in front of people. We have to give our best in everything we put ourselves into, or else we’re sinning against God.

So, when I messed up Sunday night, it was because my conscience finally got to me that I haven’t been the same. It wasn’t because of the air conditioner, or because I could hear people talking and laughing. It was because I came to the realization, mid-piece, that I was doing that for myself and not for God.