Deny Yourself


DENY YOURSELF...

Read Matthew 10:37-39... replace the words "father', "mother", "son", "daughter" with whatever your favorite media choices are... your favorite TV show... favorite band... favorite type of movie... favorite book or writer... favorite video game

What do you do with this verse? Are you telling me that you would listen to, read, watch, or play whatever it is you like rather than grow closer to God? No wonder so many people can't find God... there are too many things that are in our eyes, ears, and minds that are not focused on God. Too many things that we love more than God... or at least our time with Him.

So today is about you making a choice. Jesus makes it clear. If you love anything else more than Him, you are going to lose out on what's most important to Him and what you really desire the most. Do you think your relationship with God would grow more if you gave up your favorite music band that has nothing to do with God, in order to grow in your realtionship with God? 

So today... write down what you hold higher than your relationship with God. I'll make it easy. What do you miss most this month so far? 

We are only 8 days into the fast... but I bet you are missing something....What if it's that very thing that is keeping you from growing closer to God? Would you give it up? 

I know... tough question. But one you need to wrestle with this month. How important is your relationship with God?



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