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title: Glorifying God
description: Ken Sande, Conflict, Glorify God, 1 Corinthians 10:31
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# [Glorifying God](https://blog.peacemakerministries.org/glorifying-god)

 Written by [P. Brian Noble](https://blog.peacemakerministries.org/author/p-brian-noble) | Jul 5, 2018 3:29:36 PM

**Glorifying God**

So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31, NLT

“For the glory of God” What does that mean? It’s challenging to describe “glorifying God” in a simple-to-understand way! Over the years I have sat with hundreds of believers – some baby Christians, others mature Christians – and every one of them have struggled to answer this question: “*What are some specific actions, words, or thoughts that will glorify God in the context of your present relationships?*”

Most of them just stare, especially when they are in conflict. Often they begin with, “Well, I guess I can honor God with my actions or words.” I answer, “That’s great! So what’s an example of something you could do or say that would honor God?” Then they look puzzled . . . probably a little blinded by their conflict. They really want to give a biblical answer, but are struggling to come up with one.

Most of the time it’s easier for us to describe the *opposite* of glorifying God, so I ask, “What does it mean NOT to glorify God in a conflict?” Most of them can quickly give me answers like these:

*How NOT to glorify God*

- Gossip about the other person
- Be mean to the other person
- Verbally attack the other person
- Slander the other person
- Wish the other person were dead
- Harm the other person
- Persecute the other person

Then it’s natural for me to ask, “Now, think about the opposites of each of those NOT-glorifying behaviors.”

*Ways to glorify God*

- KINDNESS instead of meanness
- WORDS OF GRACE instead of verbally attacking
- DIRECT COMMUNICATION instead of gossip
- PRAISE instead of slander
- LIFE instead of death
- HELP instead of harm
- BLESSING instead of persecution

When the person has considered the list above, I get to tell them about these Bible verses that call us to each of these glorifying God actions

- Kindness – Ephesians 4:32
- Words of grace – Ephesians 4:29
- Direct communication – Matthew 18:15
- Praise – Romans 12:14
- Life – Matthew 5:44
- Blessing – 1 Peter 3:9

***THE PEACEMAKER BY KEN SANDE***

Ken Sande’s book *The Peacemaker* does an amazing job of walking us through how to glorify God in the midst of conflict. I highly recommend this book to you. One of my favorite parts of the book is Chapter 3, which is extremely helpful for dealing with this.

Ken describes God as both *being* good and *doing* good. These truths are critical to our response to a conflict. If you think God is bad sometimes and that in this conflict he is withholding his goodness from you, you’ll act and react in a negative, sinful way that dishonors God. However, if you believe what God’s Word says – that he is sovereign and good even in times like these – your words and actions will glorify God. You will bring him honor.

So let’s decide together that God is good and He is worth glorifying. 

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I hope you were blessed by this [biblical reconciliation](http://www.reconciler.org) resource - Let's go out and be [Christian Reconcilers](http://www.christianreconciler.com) and [Peacemakers](http://www.peacemakerministries.com) who make peace. 

Blessings 

P. Brian Noble

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