How to Please God

We must have faith in God to please Him (Hebrews 11:6). Without faith, we are without God, His blessings, hope, Christ, and salvation.
 
First, the Bible declares that pleasing God depends on faith in God’s grace through Christ, and not on our merit, morality, kindness, religious behaviors, or self-denial.
 
To go to God, we must have faith that God is who He said He is: the Trinity God, who is just, merciful, all-knowing, and omnipresent, who hears every word we pray and blesses those who earnestly seek Him. Without faith, prayer is useless.
 
The importance of faith is taught throughout the scripture. Justification, righteousness, and salvation are by faith through Christ, not by observing any laws.
 
When you don’t trust a person, you can’t please him. A child always doubting his father won’t please him.
 
To doubt God’s power or goodness is to insult Him. If you distrust that God will keep His promises, or if you question His power to save you or forgive your sin, you assume God is a liar (1 John 5:10). You can’t get anything from God if you don’t trust Him.
 
Also, if you distrust God’s words, promises, or wisdom, you will have difficulty loving God or being zealous for Him; you won’t appreciate his discipline, nor rejoice in Him.
 
There are many examples in the Bible. Through faith, Enoch experienced no death. Without faith, the Israelites couldn’t get into Canaan (Hebrews 11:5).
 
We must examine our faith carefully. Do we have child-like trust in God’s words, or do we trust our knowledge, judgment, or invention more than God?
 
We should integrate faith into every part of our life, such as teaching, working, making money, or raising our children. Trust that God will accomplish His work.
 
Don’t be afraid of trouble; trouble helps us grow. We tend to trust God the most when things are the worst.
 
Don’t trust yourself or your work for salvation. Trust Christ’s work.
 
God promised never to leave or forsake us (Deuteronomy 31:8). Whatever God has promised, He can and will perform! So, trust Him.
 
Not by might nor by power but, it is by God’s Spirit that anything is accomplished (Zechariah 4:6).
 
A summary of a sermon by Charles Spurgeon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDAGy1jXuqY&t=1s

如何取悦上帝
 
人必须信上帝才能取悦祂（希伯来书11：6）。如果人没有信、就没有神、没有神的赐福、没有盼望、 没有基督、也没有救恩。
 
首先,正如圣经所宣告的那样，取悦上帝取决于信。相信藉着基督赐下的上帝的恩典、而不是自己的功劳、道德、仁慈、宗教或克己的行为。
 
若要到上帝面前，必须相信上帝就是祂所说的那样:祂是三位一体的上帝，满有公义、怜悯、全知、全在； 祂垂听人每一句的祈祷，也赏赐那恳切寻求祂的人。没有信的祈祷是毫无功效的。
 
整本圣经都教导信的重要性。称义、公义和救恩都是因信靠基督、而不是靠遵守任何律法。
 
当你不信任一个人时，就无法取悦他。 一个总是怀疑父亲的孩子是不会取悦他的。
 
如果怀疑上帝的大能或良善，就是在侮辱祂。如果不相信上帝遵守祂的应许，或质疑祂拯救你或赦免你罪的能力，就是以上帝为说谎者（约翰一书5:10)。 如果不相信上帝，就无法从上帝那里得到任何东西。
 
此外，如果不相信上帝的话语、应许或智慧，就将很难爱上帝，对祂有热心，也不会忍耐祂的管教或以祂为乐。
 
圣经中有很多关于信心的例子。以诺因着信没有经历死亡，以色列人因没有信而无法进入迦南地（希伯来书 11:5）。
 
仔细查验自己的信心：对上帝的话语有孩童般的信靠，还是相信自我的知识、判断或发明超过上帝？
 
将信心融入生活的每个部分，例如教学、工作、赚钱或抚养儿女。相信上帝必要成就祂的工作。
 
不要害怕麻烦; 困难帮助人成长。事情最糟糕之时往往是人最信靠上帝的时候。
 
不要靠自己或自己的工作赚取救恩，要信靠基督的赎罪大工。
 
上帝应许永远不会撇下或丢弃我们（申命记31:8）。无论上帝应许了什么、祂都能也必成就。所以，相信祂吧！
 
不是靠势力或才能，而是靠上帝的灵方能成事（撒迦利亚书 4:6）。