Christian living: How to live a life that is pleasing to God 20 Articles

by Lauren Beyenhof

He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. -Micah 6:8 (NIV) Some people think that the Bible is full of rules and stat...read more

by David Dewitt

Several years ago, Tombstone Pizza Company had a series of humorous commercials with people about to be executed. Now it doesn't sound funny at first. Each time the person was about to be killed they were asked what they w...read more

by Andrea Hutchinson

Living a life of faith is the only way to please God. All the people described in the Bible as pleasing to God walked in great faith. Let's look at them. Abraham was referred to by God as "friend". He walked in the kno...read more

by Keith Becker

More than anything, Jesus believed that pleasing God was first and foremost about love and compassion. When the men of a town brought the prostitute before Jesus to stone her to death, they asked him what to do. His resp...read more

by Luke Bray

This morning I was reading portions of Watchman Nee's "The Normal Christian Life" and ran across these excerts that I thought would be worthy of a small blog. I feel like I wake up in the same situation every single day...read more

by Ben Canady

Are you a disciple or a church member? How many go to church and just occupy a pew for an hour on Sunday, and do not darken the door until next Sunday morning? And during the week the subject of church comes up and you pro...read more

by Calli Miller

This is an interesting topic, because I must say that as a Christian - a Catholic, in specific - I don't feel that it is right for me to judge people in saying how you should lead a good life. I won't be judging people on ...read more

by Jeffrey Skarski

It has come to my attention (several times) that I am not what many people are used to in a Christian. I've even been accused of not being one at all! I've been called everything from "brilliant," "compassionate" and "insi...read more

by Stushie

Psalm 84:10 Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. We don't have a custodian on duty at our church on S...read more

by Gabie Nic

I have come to realize that as Christians, we do take a lot for granted. I know that some churches do not even bother with casting out demons or binding evil powers any more because to them, having God in your life and kno...read more

by Marianne Greenwood

The new band wagon in Christianity seems to be finding a propose in life. Many believe if they find their propose and follow it, they will be able to please God. With this in mind they run out to join small groups and bu...read more

by Jerri Sapp

There should be no mystery to how to live a life that is pleasing to God. He tells us in Hebrews 11:6, "It was because of his faith that Enoch was promoted to the eternal world without experiencing death. He disappeared ...read more

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by Heather Goodman

Christianity is becoming less and less popular these days. In the States, we may not be physically persecuted, but our coworkers, our neighbors, our families consider us those intolerant ones (even intolerable ones!), thos...read more

by Tom Greenslade

I love the smell of coffee. When I was a boy living on the banks of the Amazon River in Peru I was just drooling to drink it. Dad said I had to wait till I was 16, so I sniffed in anticipation until that day came. I sti...read more

by Irene Okumu

As Christians we are always required to live a life that is adorable by others especially non Christians. By surrendering our lives to Christ we are making a commitment to Him and one of such commitments is to live a life...read more

by Ryan Decook

In my short journey as a Christian, I have constantly pondered the question, "What is most pleasing to God?" In asking this question I have done much soul searching, much studying, much reading. All the looking and inqui...read more

by Shd Goei

Does anyone remember that rubber bracelet fad several years ago (is it over yet? I'm not very in)? I'm sure quite a lot of Christians will remember the WWJD bracelet craze, everyone started sporting those things (although ...read more

by Jen Bishop

To live a life that is pleasing to God requires you to know Him and His word in an intimate way. In the Bible God gave man a blueprint on how to live and what to do. Through Jesus He gave us a person to reach Him since w...read more

by PC Walker

God does not NEED me to love him. I NEED God to love me. I NEED to love God. I have been thinking over these statements today and trying to allow the realities to sink in. God is not going to sit around NEEDING...read more

by Terri Leffingwell

Consuming Fire Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our "God is a consuming fire." Hebrews 12:28-29 But i...read more