Day 1

“Then he said to them all: If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.” -Luke 9:23-24

That's quite a challenge, but one that should not be taken lightly.

Yes, we make mistakes, we fall short, we are selfish, WE AREN'T PERFECT.

But our attitude should reflect the desire we have to WANT to follow Him and give up what we have so that we can do that.

People have become so focussed on getting the next best thing, the most expensive car, the biggest house, expensive brand name clothing, etc... everything is so materialistic. I am guilty of this, very much so. However, I don't necessarily think He is talking about just giving up our material items. He demands much more than that. He demands our time, our efforts, our attitudes, our lifestyles.

I've decided to try something that I've never done. This morning I turned off my phone and will keep it turned off for the next 3 days. I also told my friends that I am going to be off the radar, not hanging out or anything for the next 3 days. I just need some me and God time to take a step back, SLOW DOWN, and really just fall on my face in front of Him to allow Him to reveal Himself to me and show me what He really wants from me. I feel like I so often become content with where I am and I don't seek Him or His will in my every day life and I just need some time to search for Him and meet Him to spend time with Him.

Just like any other relationship, you have to put forth effort in order for the relationship to grow and become stronger. If you don't spend time with the other person in the relationship, you don't get to know them any better, and the relationship continues to be very superficial. God is yearning for a true, deep relationship with each one of us and He will meet us where we are!

That's what I'm hoping for now. For God to meet me where I am, and to deepen this relationship.

And now day 1 begins...