And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. - Jesus, Luke 9:23
Just finished a great book about following Christ that has really got me thinking about the concept of dying daily. It's one of those spiritual disciplines that I really struggle with, this process of sacrificing yourself to God's will and glory every day. While it makes sense in my head, it's much harder to follow through with my heart and my soul. Yet, I find the that the more I see and understand of myself the less and less I want to be that person. I actually desire to give up my will for God's if it means that can live for something greater than just me, because just me is not so great. But desiring it is not enough. Every morning, I wake up and that person is their waiting for me. It is matter constantly choosing sacrifice. Each choice becomes a cross, a death, and therein lies the challenge - to prayerfully go from moment to moment, in the Spirit's power, choosing a living death over a deadly life.
I see God...
in a chance to die.
Just finished a great book about following Christ that has really got me thinking about the concept of dying daily. It's one of those spiritual disciplines that I really struggle with, this process of sacrificing yourself to God's will and glory every day. While it makes sense in my head, it's much harder to follow through with my heart and my soul. Yet, I find the that the more I see and understand of myself the less and less I want to be that person. I actually desire to give up my will for God's if it means that can live for something greater than just me, because just me is not so great. But desiring it is not enough. Every morning, I wake up and that person is their waiting for me. It is matter constantly choosing sacrifice. Each choice becomes a cross, a death, and therein lies the challenge - to prayerfully go from moment to moment, in the Spirit's power, choosing a living death over a deadly life.
I see God...
in a chance to die.
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