Sacrifice
Romans 12:2
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will.
It is becoming common to hear myself and others lament about the sacrifices we are making for our work. When people ask, "How are you doing?" My response often sounds like, "I'm very, very busy! I haven't even seen my family in days!"
The more one sacrifices for the job, family, church, even God, the more respect we seem to give them. This communicates a strange and scary message: The more you sacrifice, the better.
So we sacrifice. We sacrifice our health, our relationship with our spouse, our friends, our relationship with our children, and our relationship with God.
In his book "My Utmost for His Highest" Oswald Chambers takes a very counter-cultural perspective:
It is much better to fulfill the purpose of God in your life by discerning His will than it is to perform great acts of self-sacrifice.
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice... (1 Samuel 15:22)
Obedience over sacrifice.
Lon
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