I made a life changing decision recently that I knew I would one day make but had no idea I would get the opportunity to make so soon. It all started after a conversation that I had with a coworker. We were talking about the things in life that people want and how it often it takes you sacrificing something to have what matters the most to you. Something clicked at that moment and it was then that I realized that God was finally revealing to me what I had been so desperately asking him for-wisdom. So I sat there and considered the cost of making a big decision that I desired to make but it was up to me to decide if it was worth the sacrifice that it was going to take.
You're not always going to get what you want-take this as a blessing and not a curse. If we had everything we wanted, we'd be in some serious trouble. But think about your dreams, your call, your desires. In order to achieve them it is going to take sacrifice. The question is, is what you are hoping for, dreaming about, desiring, worth losing the time you spend with your spouse and your kids, worth losing friends and sometime family over, your favorite car, the large house you live in, etc? It comes at a cost-but so does anything worth fighting for.
Really gets me thinking about God and the sacrifice he made for us, his son. He sacrificed him knowing what they would do to him, knowing that there would still be many who would reject that very sacrifice/that gift. But he loved us so much more. He loved even the few of us that would receive him so much more that he said -you are worth more than the sacrifice. Wow! What love!
To my son Israel who will hopefully get to look back at this post and smile and feel the love that I have for him so much more. My son, you are worth more! Mommy and Daddy love you!
John 3:16
You're not always going to get what you want-take this as a blessing and not a curse. If we had everything we wanted, we'd be in some serious trouble. But think about your dreams, your call, your desires. In order to achieve them it is going to take sacrifice. The question is, is what you are hoping for, dreaming about, desiring, worth losing the time you spend with your spouse and your kids, worth losing friends and sometime family over, your favorite car, the large house you live in, etc? It comes at a cost-but so does anything worth fighting for.
Really gets me thinking about God and the sacrifice he made for us, his son. He sacrificed him knowing what they would do to him, knowing that there would still be many who would reject that very sacrifice/that gift. But he loved us so much more. He loved even the few of us that would receive him so much more that he said -you are worth more than the sacrifice. Wow! What love!
To my son Israel who will hopefully get to look back at this post and smile and feel the love that I have for him so much more. My son, you are worth more! Mommy and Daddy love you!
John 3:16
New International Version (NIV)
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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