I really like the heart attitude found in today's "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers! Here is a portion of it:
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.…I have called you friends. — John 15:13,15
Jesus does not ask me to die for Him, but to lay down my life for Him. Peter said — “I will lay down my life for Thy sake,” and he meant it; his sense of the heroic was magnificent. It would be a bad thing to be incapable of making such a declaration as Peter made; the sense of our duty is only realized by our sense of the heroic. Has the Lord ever asked you — “Wilt thou lay down thy life for My sake?” It is far easier to die than to lay down the life day in and day out with the sense of the high calling. We are not made for brilliant moments, but we have to walk in the light of them in ordinary ways. There was only one brilliant moment in the life of Jesus, and that was on the Mount of Transfiguration; then He emptied Himself the second time of His glory, and came down into the demon-possessed valley. For thirty-three years Jesus laid out His life to do the will of His Father, and, John says, “we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.” It is contrary to human nature to do it.
If I am a friend of Jesus, I have deliberately and carefully to lay down my life for Him.
AMEN! As he said above, it is easier to die for Jesus because it takes a moment and then we are in His presence, but to LIVE for Him means to lay all of our own desires and interests aside to fulfill HIS will! BUT, when we DO this, HE is right there with the rewards of obedience! Remember, it is utterly and completely impossible for US to out-give GOD! Let's go for it, and try! AMEN! Here is Hillsong Young and Free with "This Is Living":
THIS IS LIVING
[Verse 1]
Waking
up knowing there's a reason
All my dreams come alive
Life is for living with You
I've made my decision
[Verse 2]
You
lift me up, fill my eyes with wonder
Forever young in Your love
This freedom's untainted with You
No moment is wasted
[Pre-Chorus]
See
the sun now bursting through the clouds
Black and white turns to colour all around
All is new, in the Savior I am found
[Chorus]
This is living now (2x)
[Verse 3]
You
lead the way, God You're right beside me
In
Your love I'm complete
There's nothing like living with You
This life You created I choose
[Pre-Chorus]
See the sun now bursting through the clouds
Black and white turn to color all around
All is new, in the Savior I am found
[Chorus]
This is living now (2x)
You
take me higher than I've been before
It's Your perfect love that sees me soar
God
your freedom is an open door
You are everything I want and more
Shalom in Him!
