Sometimes, even though we want God, we want what is in this world too. Grabbing and holding onto the things of this world causes problems. In a lot of ways, we depend too much on this world around us. While it is true that what we need to survive comes from this world, we sometimes become much too caught up in this world in our effort to find emotional and physical fulfillment. It is best to remember this world is a temporary home, because our permanent home is elsewhere.
It is one of the desires of man to have a happy, significant life here - we want to be winners. No one wants to be considered a loser. But in some ways, if we want to be the best Christian we can be, we have to be a loser. We have to lose self in order to find the real self. We have to let go of some things and rearrange our priorities and have them in the correct order.
"Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." Matthew 10:39
Consider the cross, the sacrifice Jesus made there. We can come to Him and receive freely the gift He has given to us. But we have to lose our former life to gain our new life in Christ. We may find it hard to completely let go, make changes and be a real follower of Jesus Christ. We have to be willing to let go of the life we have embedded in this world that is holding us back. God does want us to give up everything we are holding onto that will keep us from focusing on Him. For some He will ask us for that one thing that we refuse to let go. If you feel so strong about something that it has control of you, it may have a higher position in your life than God and the sacrifice Christ made for you. If so, you need to let go and let God. You need to give Him the rightful place in your life.
Jesus Christ wants to have a personal relationship with each of us. We desire that relationship and acknowledge the sacrifice He made for us; but do we ever consider the sacrifice we need to make to serve Him? Each person who has accepted His gift has been given something to do. We each have a ministry of some kind to be involved in for God. It may be in church, or it may be outside of church. But there is something He has in mind for you to do if you have a relationship with Him. God takes ordinary people and does extraordinary things with them. We were created to do works for Him.
Where is your dependence? Is it on the world? It should be on Jesus Christ. When confronted with troubles, we can try and try to solve problems ourselves. At some point, however, the light comes on and we realize we must take it to God. But our first course of action should always be to take it to God first. We must have that humble attitude. The true mark of a fully devoted follower of Christ is our dependence on Him. We must let Him lead and guide us. Stop trying to lead. In many hearts today, is the backward idea that wherever we go, He will follow. We do not have any importance. If Jesus Christ is in our lives, nothing else comes before Him. He wants to be number one in our lives. When we all truly worship Him as Savior and we put His desires out in front, revival will break out. But we must get self out of the way. When we let go and let God, we can make a difference.
We've got a job to. How does your life demonstrate your commitment to the Lord? Be willing to let Him lead you. Becoming a real follower requires a real commitment. It is time to let go and let God have control of your life.
Consider the cross, the sacrifice Jesus made there. We can come to Him and receive freely the gift He has given to us. But we have to lose our former life to gain our new life in Christ. We may find it hard to completely let go, make changes and be a real follower of Jesus Christ. We have to be willing to let go of the life we have embedded in this world that is holding us back. God does want us to give up everything we are holding onto that will keep us from focusing on Him. For some He will ask us for that one thing that we refuse to let go. If you feel so strong about something that it has control of you, it may have a higher position in your life than God and the sacrifice Christ made for you. If so, you need to let go and let God. You need to give Him the rightful place in your life.
Jesus Christ wants to have a personal relationship with each of us. We desire that relationship and acknowledge the sacrifice He made for us; but do we ever consider the sacrifice we need to make to serve Him? Each person who has accepted His gift has been given something to do. We each have a ministry of some kind to be involved in for God. It may be in church, or it may be outside of church. But there is something He has in mind for you to do if you have a relationship with Him. God takes ordinary people and does extraordinary things with them. We were created to do works for Him.
Where is your dependence? Is it on the world? It should be on Jesus Christ. When confronted with troubles, we can try and try to solve problems ourselves. At some point, however, the light comes on and we realize we must take it to God. But our first course of action should always be to take it to God first. We must have that humble attitude. The true mark of a fully devoted follower of Christ is our dependence on Him. We must let Him lead and guide us. Stop trying to lead. In many hearts today, is the backward idea that wherever we go, He will follow. We do not have any importance. If Jesus Christ is in our lives, nothing else comes before Him. He wants to be number one in our lives. When we all truly worship Him as Savior and we put His desires out in front, revival will break out. But we must get self out of the way. When we let go and let God, we can make a difference.
We've got a job to. How does your life demonstrate your commitment to the Lord? Be willing to let Him lead you. Becoming a real follower requires a real commitment. It is time to let go and let God have control of your life.
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