It's no longer all about you.
The hardest part of my journey with Jesus was (and sometimes still is) this right here. It is no longer about YOU. It is now all about God. When you are not living a life FOR God, you're living it for yourself. That means you're serving yourself and putting everything first before Him. All the things of the world have one purpose and that is to serve US and all our earthly desires. They drive us away from God, when used incorrectly. When you come to know Jesus, that changes drastically. You no longer have a desire to put things of this world first. Your desire becomes about serving God. Period.
But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s." - Mark 8:33
God's love is so big there are no words to describe it.
We limit ourselves. It's our nature. Our brains can only comprehend so much before we start to think, "That's not even possible" or "How can that be?"; but with God, ALL things are possible. His forgiveness, love, grace, mercy...they know no bounds. And He loves us SO much. More than we'll ever understand.
I have a distinct memory from when I was in the hospital after my third daughter was born. It was late in the night and it was just her and I in the room and as I held this tiny little human in my arms, this person that I had created, I just started to weep. I knew in that moment that I loved her so much, that my heart felt like it was going to burst. How could I love her anymore? It felt impossible.
God loves us more! How cool is that?
Salvation is only through the work of Jesus Christ.
This is the most important thing to learn and understand. There is absolutely nothing you can do to earn your salvation. There is NOTHING you can do to add to what Jesus did on that cross. Jesus paid it all. He gave His life to cover our sins by dying on the cross and then He said, "It is finished." Why did He say that? Because it is finished.
After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished, to fulfill the Scripture, said, “I am thirsty.” A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth. Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit. - John 19:30
The word in this verse, “finished,” is actually from the Greek word, “tetelestai,” which is the same word that means “paid in full.” There is nothing left to be done to earn our salvation. All we have to do is believe in Him, repent and turn from away from our sins. The rest?
It. Is. Finished.
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