There is a couple in my Sunday School class that I admire. About two years ago, I remember them asking for prayer because they were wanting to adopt another child. At the time they had one adopted little girl. Then the opportunity came. They were vacationing in another state. In that state, their adoption agency had found children that they could adopt but there were three of them and they were of a different race. They had to make a quick decision. So they prayed and God told them to trust Him. And they did. I had the privilege of sitting in class while they told this story. It was a great testimony of their faith in God. And that testimony continued to unfold in the days to come as I would see them more complete and having lots of happiness in their family.

Summary Sentence: The smile of God is the goal of your life.

In Day 9 of the Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren helps us learn what we can do in our life that will make God smile. Has God ever smiled because of something you did? I can't recall such an instance in my life but I hope if that does happen in that instance God would graciously let me know I made Him smile. I've made a question checklist taken from the author's description of several acts of worship that make God smile:

Do you love God supremely?
Do you trust God completely?
Do you obey Him wholeheartedly?
Do you praise and thank Him continually?
How well do you use your God given abilities?

No one can fully and thoroughly answer these questions with a yes. Because we are incapable of being perfect since we are humans who do wrong in the sight of a holy God time after time. But they are goals we should strive for. God knows we are incapable of being perfect or sinless yet He still watches every detail of our life with great interest. God looks on the intent of a person's heart. What's your attitude? We should look at these questions and strive to live a life of worship to God in these areas. Noah who built the ark made God smile in these five different ways.

The couple from my Sunday school class considered it a very high priority to trust God. And God blessed them with a great family and a happiness that only comes from Him. Just recently, about a month ago, they went before our church at the end of the sermon and they announced they we're missionaries-elect. They plan to move to Nicaragua and are working to get their financial support. Their lives are a humble beautiful example of what it means to trust God in a big way and then trust Him again in a bigger way. I know the smile of God is on their life.