Give UP Yourself
Today’s reading in our Daniel Fast Journal talked about giving up ourselves. During this fast we are giving up things we LOVE to eat. This spiritual exercise can help remind us what Christ gave up for us on the cross…..His very life. We too are called to give our lives away. We are to die to our self so that we can live for Christ.
This biblical truth goes against our cultural motto of “Do what YOU want!” “YOU can be ANYTHING YOU want to be and it is all about YOU!”
Who or what do you live for each day, week, month and year? What personal desires have you given up so that you can be all that God wants you to be? For many…..giving back to in our Time (serve) and our Money (give) as He has asked us to do is a form of NOT giving up your personal wants so that you can give to God what is best and in the long run is actually best for us too!
For others we don’t give ourselves away as we fail to Share our faith with those who need to hear about God. Of course, still others of us……we simply don’t Love others the way Christ commands us to……because we are more worried about ourselves.
As you FAST…….think about our Shared Responsibilities as a church. LOVE SERVE GIVE SHARE Which of these do you know God is asking you to be more willing to die to self so that you may live for Him? May be one….may be all four!
See you Sunday…….we will have snacks in the Cafe that are Fast friendly!
