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Losing Your Life

Written by ronda on . Posted in Phoebe Connections.

Matthew 16:25

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it but whoever loses his life because of Me will find it.

When we lay our own needs aside to meet the needs of others, God works through us. If we focus upon meeting our own needs, we will meet face to face with failure and disappointment. I believe this is true because we can’t fully meet the real need inside of us; only God can do that. Therefore, when we turn our needs over to Him and begin serving Him by meeting the needs of others, He, in turn, meets our needs through it.

God gave us an example in Jesus Christ. Jesus laid His life down for us as the sacrifice we needed. When He did, God accepted the sacrifice and raised Him to life again – glorified! When we lay our lives down to serve Him, He accepts our sacrifice and raises us to new life, too. That is the power of the resurrection working in us.

I encourage you to lose your life today. Find some real needs and meet them.  The more you are able to help meet real needs, the more God will use you and open doors for you. Your service to the local church and community matters. God will meet all of your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Amen!

Have a blessed day!

PHOEBE Connections, Inc. is a 501(c)3 dedicated to enhancing the lives of widows by building relationships and helping them find new identity in Jesus Christ through serving others. We promote an atmosphere of fellowship, where the widow can connect with other widows to develop friendships and supportive relationships.