Enjoying Him Forever

"The chief end of man is to glorify God, and enjoy Him forever."
So often I'm tempted to stop at 'glorify God', and forget the rest- but it's equally important.
If I just say 'God's glory', I tend to make my own interpretations, to focus on 'now I will do X, Y, and Z, and He will be glorified- when, in fact, for His glory REALLY to be known, I must be delighting IN Him, united TO Him in worship at every moment... FOREVER! Lord, teach me to enjoy You forever that Your Name might be glorified!
"...Often God meets us in the moment of weakness rather than strength. He doesn't always wait until we feel spiritual, He doesn't always wrap life up in a nice little present with a bow on the top. The life of discipleship, the life of deeper commitment includes ongoing battle and ongoing struggles. It will include fear, worry and anxiety at times. But Jesus is always there."- George Verwer
The sermon today, on Colossians 3:15-17, was an important reminder. Pastor Hund said: "He's still there. He's still working. He's still molding. He's not leaving. He is not going anywhere. There may be agonizing circumstances in your life. Things which you long to be rid of. And He doesn't promise to change that. But He promises to use it all to polish and transform you. 'Let the peace of Christ reign in your heart.' So often we lack peace, because we reject it! We insist on worrying, when He asks us to trust, on having our own way when He asks us to follow. But you're not the 'umpire' in your life. It's not your job to call the strikes. Your job is to accept His Lordship in your life, and His peace. Wherever that leads you."
It's hard to be happy with the place that I'm led today. And it's hard not to be afraid of where I might be led tomorrow. But I'm not the issue. He is. And He has promised a peace that has nothing to do with circumstances or location. And a strength 'made perfect in weakness' Which, if weakness, and willingness (or the longing for it) are His only criterion in selection, means that I am a prime candidate for the perfecting of His strength! :-)