To Be Self-less

Selflessness - what does it mean to you?
I want to strive to be just like Christ - meaning I need to be less of myself. I need to surrender all that I am into God's hands so that he can shape me and mold me. I want to be who HE made me to be, not who the world says I could be... I desire all that HE desires for me - starting with a life that glorifies him. I dont want to focus on myself. I dont want to live a life that is focused on my happiness, my succes, my material gain... I want to live a life that is firmly rooted in Christ and revolves around him every minute of every day. Through HIM I will find not only temporary happiness, but eternal true Joy! I will find purpose and meaning.

The more I surrender all that I am, the more room I give Christ to dwell in me and move in me. I want to be selfless! I want to see others, and the world, through eyes that are not my own - I want to look through HIS eyes. I want to give up myself - give up my life - so that He can use me.

I want to be selfless.
more of you is less of me.

'be still and know that I am God'

Sometimes I stand before God and I try so hard to put into words all the things that are running through my mind. It is in moments like these that I am reminded that sometimes it is best to just stand in silence before my King. He knows my heart and he knows my thoughts... so I quiet myself and I let the silence do the talking. In the silence I am able to marvel upon the beauty of my God, I am able to stand in awe of Him rather than be distracted by the many worries this life can bring. I know that in the silence He hears everything I want to say, but I am also able to hear all that he has to say. My prayer becomes a prayer of thanksgiving and a prayer of praise, simply glorifying God for who he is. In these moments I know that he is with me, I know that he surrounds me and his love for me is powerful.

The power of his love allows me to leave all my worries, all my pain, all my fears, all my questions... everything at his feet. You come to a point when you realize that maybe the reason you have that sinking feeling of ‘i have no control of my life’ is because you aren’t supposed to. You aren’t meant to plan your own way, HE is. Surrendering full control to him releases you of such heaviness, knowing that he will light the way. If you believe he has purpose for your life, you must trust that he will bring you there also. In this moment, you still have every ability to be thankful and joyful.

So in this moment, I stand still... knowing that the chaos cannot consume me. I allow my heart to be thankful, for I know that I am blessed. I allow my heart to find that Joy that cannot be taken from me, because every time I silence the world around me and stand still before my King, I am filled with deep true Joy. Praise be to my heavenly King, there is none like You.