thirty five.

"He must become greater, I must become less."

John 3:30

Thirty four.

"Then call on me when you are in trouble,

and I will rescue you,

and you will give me glory."

Psalm 50:15

Thirty three.

In the Bible, we are commanded to be lights unto the world. Spreading the gospel and God's outstanding, unfailing love to everyone. Doesn't that seem like a lot of pressure? Or doesn't it seem like a hassle? No, not if you are doing it correctly.

Lately, all I've been thinking about is how to be an example of God... how can someone like me glorify and reflect someone like Him? That question has been swirling around in my mind for days. The answer is so clear  but it is honestly easier said than done. In the times that we are confronted with situations where it is easier to follow the flesh than follow God, the answer tends to disappear. The answer is: Love God.

By loving God, we will automatically just want to love everyone and follow his commands. If we really have our sights set on Him, then the rest will fall into place. 

So, in short, this next week all I am going to do is focus on expanding my ability to love. Not the sissy, frilly, Hollywood-hot-pink kind of love, but the real stuff. The love that is willing to work through the dirty and the tough times. 

Thirty two.

James 4

Thirty One.

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Kings+2:23-24&version=NIV

2 kings 2:23

thirty.

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?"

Matthew 6:25

twenty nine

"Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 

Do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows"

Luke 12:6-8