Glorified

DEVOTION
2 THESSALONIANS
GLORIFIED
2 Thess 1:12
12 We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
NIV
Do I glorify my Lord Jesus Christ? That is the question I think every believer has to ask himself. How do I glorify the name of my Lord Jesus? What do I do in the presence of others that bring glory to his name? Does my behavior line up with my profession of faith in him? Do others think of how great God is because of me? Do others look at me and think that Jesus is the Lord of my life and that he is wonderful. Just how does he get any glory from my life? I know some people have told me they admire my faith, but that is admiring my faith not giving glory to Jesus. That, in a sense, lifts me up as a person of strong faith. Maybe that is alright due to my faith is being in him. Maybe living in such a manner as I trust him does bring glory to his name. Yet, I think I have to give testimony as to his greatest as well. I have to speak about how he has provided everything for me. I have to be vocal about all he has done for me, in me and through me. But I must do this in a manner which does not lift me up but lifts him up and gives him the glory and honor for all he has done and is still doing. Yet I see it is not all bad to receive some small amount of glory myself as I should be in him. I am not sure how I should be glorified in him. Except that all he does in my life, because he does all of that I am in a certain form glorified. That is difficult to wrap my mind around. I know that any glory I might have is completely due to the grace, the pleasure, of God and my Lord Jesus Christ. I really should not be doing anything which would bring me glory, but only that which would bring glory to him. Now if he has pleasure in my having any glory so be it. It seems strange even saying that. But I suppose in the whole of this idea, as I live demonstrating faith he is glorified and with all he does I get some as well. I know God loves me, that is for sure. I know he desires to bless my life, and show himself to others through his actions on behave of me. Still I just am not sure about this two way glorified concept, but I accept it.