As I walked out early one morning, the stars looked lovely. As I looked at them The Lord spoke; "They don't have to think about shining, they just do." We were made greater than the stars and were simply just made to shine. "A city set on a hill that cannot be hidden." (Matt 5) We were not created for our selves. We were made to be servants. We were made to be the servant of The King of Kings, The Lord of Lords, The Maker of Heaven & Earth! We were made to serve Him. A servant was not made to serve themselves, they were paid, in our case bought, for another purpose. We were not made to want ice cream, to do things that please ourselves. A child that is always asking for things for themselves is called selfish. We were made to give. If we follow and obey The Lord, just as any good earthly father, He will interpret our needs and wants, and as a loving Father, will bless us.

Which child do you want to lavish on? A child who is always asking for stuff, (James 4) or a child that never asks for anything? The Lord is the same way, He's just more gracious than we are. 

If we built a house, we'd want every color, every texture, to be pleasing to us. We may even say "We are building this for the glory of God" yet if we are building with our pleasures in mind, we may be a little misguided. (We have been called to liberty, but as Paul says let us not "use liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. Gal 5:13)

I was not made to please myself, I was made to please God. My desires are way out of whack as I serve to please myself. 

"Lord, let us be humble servants that do not live to please ourselves, but live to please You You have made us like the stars in heaven to shine. Let us just shine as we were made to be, in Jesus name. Amen!"