“He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.”
What is truly valuable in your life? When something happens to one of your children, you will move heaven and earth to do what ever is necessary to save their life or help them… That is exactly what God asks from us.
Christ gave everything for us, he gave his life, and he did so in the most horrible of deaths.
When we come to God, we must do so on His terms, not on ours. If something in our lives is more important than our relationship with Him, then we are putting something or someone else before our God. We may gain a feeling or a prize in our lives today, but at what cost?
I hear people say that… “It’s okay, who will it hurt”. The answer to that may be - you. Everything we do, everything we say and everything we think is known by God. What ever you do make sure you are comfortable with… What would my family think of this, my husband, my children or my God. How does it make me feel about myself.
Do you live for today…He who finds his life, will lose it… or do you chose to ‘not go there’ because you know that if you CHOOSE to follow Christ, you will live the life he planned for you (and believe me, it is always more abundent than the one we thought we wanted)…He who loses his life for My sake will find it.
What do you do or think about that brings you pleasure today, but you know is not pleasing to God?
This week when something comes up that challenges your values, ask yourself… Is this really worth it? How would my family feel about this? Is this pleasing to God? Could I make a different choice? Is this about feeling good today or am I willing to Not do, say or think this because of my love for my Lord?
What you chose to give up today, will be richly rewarded in heaven tomorrow!
Have a rewardingly blessed week.
Thelma