"God does not promise to give us everything we think is good, but he will not withhold what is permanently good. He will give us the means to walk along his paths, but we must do the walking. When we obey him, he will not hold anything back that will help us serve him."
It's amazing how many times a day I think about the things I could receive that would serve me. And how often my mind is completely focused on serving myself and what I need to achieve "success."
The funny part is, I'm nor anyone else is put on this earth to serve themselves. In fact it's the exact opposite we are to deny ourselves and serve God.
Jesus says in Mark 8:34 "If any of you wants to be my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
I choose to be a follower of Christ, to deny myself so that God may be glorified.
Even though I know 5 seconds from now I know I will once again begin to serve myself, but that's the beauty of God's grace. :)
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