Pitch your tent

Let my life song sing to you! That is the chorus to a song that Casting Crowns did several years ago. It was a huge hit, but I don't think a lot of people really paid attention to the words of the song, or what they really meant. It meant to live your life in a way that people would naturally give God credit for anything that you do. Sure, it's easy to experience a great victory, to win at something, to excell in life and thank God for what He has given you the abilities to accomplish. But, how many people can you honestly say that other people give God the credit.
Here's what I mean. A young man is gifted with athletic ability, he shines and succeeds on the biggest stages, in the toughest situations and in the face of millions of doubters. Afterwards he gives God the glory and thanks God for all that he is able to accomplish. The next day everyone is talking about what he did, the amazing things that he was able to do with his own body, the way he led his team to victory. There are those select few however, that the following day people are talking about what a blessing they are. How they are blessed to have had God accomplish those things through them.
Genesis 12:8 says, "He moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord"
This is the chronicle of the first travels of Abraham out of the area of Haran. He was proud that God had called him to do great things, God had just told him he would make him great, that out of him would come great nations. So what did Abraham do? He got out of town and built and altar to worship God. So that when everything was accomlished that God had mentioned, God would receive 100% of the credit.
That's what a true life of worship is about. Giving God all of the glory before and after our great accomplishments in a way that people realize we were nothing more than a vessel that God used to accomplish His will.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!