Sole Reliance on God

"For us, our citizenship is in heaven." - Phillipians 3:20

We need to be reminded constantly that we do not belong to ourselves or to this earth. God created you with a purpose and Jesus paid for your life with His blood to give you back the abundant life you lost because of sin. As you know, God took His time to make you in your mother's womb, He gave you the breathe of life and holds on to you, preserving your life until He decides. That's why your true life can only be found in Him. That's why all you try to do without Him crumbles. Understand that you cannot get away from Him, so today, accept His call to surrender your will to His for He will take care of you out of love. Look at the great things you have in your life, your friends, family, they were all given to you by God without you even asking. Imagine what else He can give you if you make your life His. I know some that don't give themselves up to God because it's just not what most people do, no one follows God anymore, you don't want to be an outsider…you certainly don't want to be a "Jesus freak." But wake up and realize that all that really matters is what God thinks of you because in about 50 years, most of us will be gone. No one will be there when you die except for God so what does it matter what other people think?

Since our time on earth is only temporary, not even a 100 years, and our citizenship is with God in Heaven, where we will be for eternity, we need to change the way we think of ourselves. Instead of what you think of yourself, what you can do for yourself, or what others think of you or can do for you, you ONLY need to worry about what God thinks of you and can do for.

Say this to God each and every morning and He'll help you get there:

Self Sufficiency - I am only satisfied when I completely depend on You.

Self Esteem - I only need to see me the way You do.

Self Awareness - I realize how poor I am and how rich You are.

Today's Prayer:
Lord Jesus, I am nothing before You but You are everything. Make me aware each day of how short my life is and how much I need You in it. Help me to only depend on You and only worry about what You think of me. In Your Name we pray, Amen.