“submitting to one another in the
fear of God.” -Ephesians 5:21
JOY
Jesus
Other
You
Okay this so Sunday school but it’s
so true. It’s the pattern. Why? Why should I put someone else’s wants above my
own? What’s the point? The point is, you have this fear of the Lord and because
of that you submit to Him- out of honor and out of a reverent fear. And in
doing that you submit to those around you and put theirs needs above your own
because you know that’s what He wants from you. If you truly have Jesus at the
top and are submitted to Him then you’ll be submitted to those around you. And
in this pattern, you go last. It’s learning to die to yourself- to sacrifice
your needs and put others over yourself. You do this because you know it’s the
Lord who is over all. His will- not mine.
In this life, honestly the only
thing I have control over is my heart and matter-of-factly the only thing Jesus
wants from me is my heart. But He doesn’t want the crusty, black, wicked thing
I have to offer- He died to cleanse my heart and thus He wants my softened and
submitted heart. Submitted to His will. God uses the willing. May every day my
question be “Lord, what do you want to do?” and then be willing to do it and
submit to it, no matter the answer. I want the pattern of my life to be Jesus
first, then others, then me. That’s where the joy is found.
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