If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. Luke 9:24 (NLT)
God is more than capable of taking care of you.
So often we forget this and take full responsibility for meeting our needs. Unfortunately, the quickest way to feel empty is to focus on your own needs and desires.
When you learn to trust God to oversee your entire life—every need and desire— your selfish desires take a back seat to your willingness to do things His way. When you put Him first and your needs last, you always end up having what you truly need.
In Luke 9:23, Jesus said If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me (NLT). Jesus understands that the struggle against selfish desires is a daily battle. We need to make a daily choice to leave behind superficial things that have no hope of fulfilling us.
The Message Bible translates Luke 9:23-25 this way: Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat—I am…. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self (emphasis mine).
To find your true self, let God lead.
He chooses the best for you! The more you follow His way, the more you are empowered to have an amazing life. Today, tune in to where Holy Spirit is leading you. Ask Him to show you who you can help as you go about your day.