Pointing to God: My Testimony

Deuteronomy
There is no god besides the Lord our God. He is a jealous God, a consuming fire. He demands our full allegiance. He wishes us to continually speak of Him, of what He's done, is doing, will do. He blesses those who keep His commands, and disciplines those who do not. Today, as it seems particularly clear in the New Testament though I think to some degree it was true in the Old as well(Job), these blessings are not necessarily tangible or monetary, but they are real. They are the fruits of the spirit--love, peace, joy, patience, self-control, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness. A life like this is a joy to others as well as one that is purposeful to the one living it. It's marked by caring and commitment. It's exemplary, extrememly desireable, possible only through God's work in it.
I testify to what God has done in my life. I believe His Word. I'm so thankful to have had the privilege of growing up in a godly home with a father who was and is a diligent student of God's Word and God's way. My testimony is not one of experimenting with all manner of evil before turning to the truth, but of being introduced to the truth almost from birth, being almost constantly exposed to the light, seeing evidence that a life that strives to be an open book before God is one that is tender and meaningful.
We had family devotions from the time I was a small child and when we read about Christ's crucifixion on the the cross, I was overcome to think that this good man had been so mistreated and misunderstood. My parents stressed that this was God, who came to die for the wrong things I had done, to be punished in my place, so that I could truly belong to Him, and He could transform me into His image. I'm so thankful Christ died for me. I deserve to die for what I've done. I've thought thoughts, said things, performed actions, very ugly in God's eyes--not murder, not adultery, but hatred and lust, which Christ says is akin to these. I'm a work in progress, as God continually presses on me to give more of myself to Him.
I do not want to live to point to myself. I want to live to point to my Maker. It's why I'm here.
Humanly, I desire admiration, wealth, an ear, a following, many friendships and successes. But I know all these are vain. It's not a trap I want to fall into, going after these things. Paul says to count it all loss to follow Christ.
More of Him, less of me, please help me, God. You are my satifaction, strength, my reason for being. You created me, you've given me everything. All that comes into my life is by your hand and for your purposes. Why should I try to be anything other than what you want me to be? Show me your will, God, and help me to follow it. May I daily put into practice what I know to be right.
Use me for your honor and glory.