The key to living like Christ is not found in striving, but in letting go of our worldly dreams and goals and seeking the Lord above all else.  Sanctification is not drawing from Jesus the power to be holy.  It is drawing from Jesus the holiness manifested in Him, that He then manifests in us. We are abandoned to Him.

Our daily walk is not about going up the ladder of leadership to greatness.  It is about descending the ladder of humility to servanthood.  The Holy Spirit helps us to become nothing to ourselves – more of Jesus, less of me.

He longs for us to give Him our all, including our time.  But He will only take what we offer Him, what we do not hold back.  What are you holding back?

 “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me” (Galatians 2:20).

O Lord, as I walk through the obstacles in my life – the car wrecks, the illnesses of children, the lost jobs, deaths, moves, new schools and friends, unexpected surgeries, regrets, and lost opportunities, may I stay focused on You.  May others only see Jesus in me!  In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.