I had this thought……. What are you willing to give up for Christ?
This thought comes up from time to time and there is always something that you think of to give up, but seriously think about it for a minute.
What exactly would you give up for Christ?
Would you give up an hour on the computer or in front of the TV? – That one is easy enough.
Would you give up some of your friends?
Would you give up all of your friends?
Would you give up your family?
What about your house? Would you give that up?
How about that awesome car you have parked out front? How about that? Would you give that up?
How about this: would you give up your dreams? Dreams of that corner office job? Dreams about being the best personal trainer in your area? Dreams of that beautiful golden retriever you have always wanted? Or how about this one: your dream of being a beautiful bride and having even cuter rug rats running around?
Would you give that up?
Better yet, would you give up your life? How about that? Would you give up your life?
I've been thinking….. If I need to live a life of singleness to prove that I would do anything and give up anything, I would. God already has my life. I gave it to him a while ago.
Sometimes we say, “God, here you can have my life. You will take better care of it than I will anyways.”, but then you get to this point where you have to choose…….. do I give this up or not?
Guys, I'm going to let you in on a little secret…….. women dream of their weddings at a very young age—well most women anyways; I have met a few that want nothing to do with it.
I never saw myself as a woman who cared about weddings and dresses and all things girly, but guess what…… I AM. This is something that I had to finally admit. I'm a girly girl…….. well sorta….. kinda…. Fine. Yes I am a girly girl.
Anyways that's not the point……….
The point is that I had this unspoken desire, or expectation, that I would get married and have the fantasy wedding, but then I realized something. Choosing to live a life completely engulfed in everything that God has planned for you might mean giving up some things that you never would have thought mattered. Now I'm not saying that I will never get married, but I am saying Paul had a point when he said that it's better to not get married. Staying focused on God's work is more important to me than sitting around thinking about who my future husband might be or what my marriage will be like.
If it's in God's will for me to be married, it's going to happen on his time and not mine. So why focus on something that might not happen for years.…..if ever?
You are just thinking of things that don't matter in the moment.
So from now on, I'm claiming over myself that I'm not going to be one of those girls anymore, and I will be by far the best sister you have ever met.
So my main question for you is……… What are you willing to give up for Christ?
