Can my failure to worship God diminish his glory?

REFUSAL TO WORSHIP
A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word "darkness" on the walls of his cell. But God wills our good, and our good is to love Him (with that responsive love proper to creatures) and to love Him we must know Him: and if we know Him, we shall in fact fall on our faces.

—C. S. Lewis, THE PROBLEM OF PAIN, Chapter 3, "Divine Goodness," New York: Macmillan Company, 1948, p. 41. Modern edition—HarperSanFrancisco, 2001, ISBN 0060652969.


Recently I realized that my quiet times or devotionals have been lacking. I have not been intentional about cultivating my relationship with God. A friend of mine whom I used to mentor recently reminded me. It was a simple reminder but not all enlightenment has to be deep and mysterious. Sometimes the simpliest reminder can be the most profound, because of its simplicity. She said that looking at all her faults does not help her change her ways. It is studying the opposite or the character of God that changes who we are. A verse I learned as a child came to mind. "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added until you." It is scary to say this but in my neglect to spend quality time with God through a consistant prayer life and bible study, I have "refused" to worship God. The outcome--it has only darkened my sight allowing me to decieve myself that God is not big enough, mighty enough because He has not allowed what I would have Him do in and through my life. Do not be deceived in believing that because you have been a christian most of your life that you are no longer suseptible to stumble and get side tracked from the path God would have you take. "His word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." It is my duty to maintain the oil in the lamp. The oil being Gods word. If it is not in me how am I too see the path? Thanks for the reminder Ash. I am humbled.